Indibotics Agri
High-clearance over-the-crop field rover engineered for small and mid-sized Indian farms.
Indibotics Agri is the first autonomous field machine built on Indibotics, our proprietary robotics platform. Designed to straddle standing crops without crushing them, it navigates rows, logs soil health, flags weed and pest outbreaks with edge AI, and carries interchangeable tools — developed end-to-end by the team that designs the custom motor drivers, embedded controllers, and perception hardware inside it.
Why Conventional Machinery Falls Short
Small and mid-sized farms face labor shortages, soaring chemical costs, and machinery too bulky for standing crops.
Critical Labor Deficit
The Problem: Farm labor is aging and scarce. Walking 10+ kilometers under 40°C sun for weeding and manual spraying is unsustainable.
Indibotics Approach: A single operator controls or supervises an autonomous rover from shade via smartphone or VR console, turning grueling manual chores into high-efficiency oversight.
Blanket Chemical Waste
The Problem: Without real-time soil and pest data, farmers spray fertilizers and pesticides uniformly by guesswork, inflating costs and degrading topsoil.
Indibotics Approach: Onboard multispectral cameras and penetrometers log soil conditions and locate weeds with millimeter precision, micro-dosing only where it's needed instead of blanket spraying.
Canopy Damage & Compaction
The Problem: Heavy conventional tractors compact delicate root structures and cannot enter fields once crops reach mid-vegetative height without crushing rows.
Indibotics Approach: A 3.5 ft high-platform straddle chassis with narrow high-aspect wheels glides directly over standing crops through flowering and fruiting cycles with zero canopy harm.
Engineered for Autonomous Field Operation
From custom BLDC motor controllers to edge vision models, every subsystem is engineered for rugged Indian farm terrain.
Over-the-Crop Straddle
High-arch chassis with a 3.5 ft platform height rides over standing crops instead of flattening rows, and all four legs steer so it can turn in place at the end of a row.
Real-Time Pest & Weed Detection
Onboard NPU runs edge inference models, flagging weeds and foliar disease instantly to guide precise micro-nozzle actuators.
Centimeter RTK-GNSS Navigation
Dual-antenna RTK receiver combined with wheel odometry and IMU holds strict furrow lines even under partial tree or canopy shade.
Universal Implement Bay
Latching toolbar with an isolated 24V/12V CANbus power bus supports targeted spot-sprayers, mechanical weeders, and seeders.
Phone & VR Tele-Operation
Ultra-low latency telemetry and dual camera feed stream directly to a mobile screen or entry-level VR headset for intuitive point-and-drive.
Solar Electric, Petrol Optional
A 24V LiFePO4 battery pack charged by an integrated solar canopy runs the rover quietly and exhaust-free, with an optional petrol power unit for long days and low-sun seasons.
Simulation to Field Prototype
Kinematic modeling and row dynamics simulated in physics engines prior to physical CNC and welded chassis fabrication.
Kinematic Specifications
- Platform Height3.5 ft / ~1.07 m (Over standing canopy)
- Drive Architecture4WD High-Torque BLDC (Sealed In-Hub Optional)
- Steering4-Leg Independent Steering • Turn in Place
- Nominal Operating Speed0.5 – 4.0 km/h*
Electronics & Embedded Stack
- Compute CoreNvidia Jetson / Edge NPU Board
- Motor InvertersCustom Smartimate CANbus FOC Drivers
- Telemetry & Comms4G LTE + LoRaWAN Telemetry Bridge
- Safety StopHardware E-Stop + Ultrasonic Bumpers
Simulation renders • Prototype fabrication, motor controller testing, and PCB integration currently underway at our STPI Guwahati robotics facility.
Hardware & Software Matrix
Full architectural breakdown of the Indibotics platform built for longevity in high dust, humidity, and heat.
Chassis & Mobility
Power & Energy
Perception & Compute
Implement Interface
Where We Are
Transparent progression from 3D kinematics to lab prototypes and commercial pilot farm deployments.
- Concept & simulationCompleted
- PrototypeActive Lab Build
- Field trials
- Pilot farms
Concept & simulation Video Log
Prototype Video Log
Looking for Pilot Farms, Agri-Universities & Tool Makers
We are actively recruiting pilot agricultural partners for the physical field-trial phase. Whether you have acres under cultivation or make agricultural attachments, join us in shaping the future of autonomous Indian farming.
Zero-capex field trials on your vegetable, cotton, or pulse acreage.
Collaborative research on crop-stress detection and soil telemetry.
Integrate custom mechanical attachments onto the Indibotics tool bay.
* Under ideal test conditions. Field performance varies with terrain, crop, load and weather.