In April 2021, Philipp Horsch with German farm machinery manufacturer Horsch Machinen tweeted about its Robo autonomous planter. He said the machine was likely to be released for sale in about two years, depending on efforts to change current regulations, which in Germany for fully autonomous vehicle use a person must stay within 2,000’ to watch the machine.
The Horsch Robo is equipped with a Trimble navigation system and fitted with a large seed hopper.
