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Kilter AX-1 precision robotic weeding
- Published November 28, 2022; updated September 18, 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Status: available. Categories: Technology / Robotics; Agritech and food production.
- Kilter’s AX-1 is an autonomous precision-farming robot that maps crops and weeds with machine vision. Its patented nozzle matrix targets individual herbicide droplets at weed leaves, including weeds tangled among crops, while avoiding crop plants and soil. The page says it can be used for intra-row weeding in sown crops and may allow different conventional or environmentally safer weed treatments; vinegar use would depend on agricultural approval.
- The article says vegetable fields are often blanket-sprayed four to six times per season, and that excessive herbicide use can leave residues in crops, soil and waterways, create health risks, and drive herbicide resistance. Kilter claims AX-1 reduces herbicide use by 95%, improves crop yield and quality by limiting crop exposure and residue, reduces worker/public exposure and runoff, and can lower operating costs.
- The market section cites growth in food demand alongside reduced rural labor and limited arable land, and says precision farming can increase output and quality while reducing chemical use and environmental impact. It gives agricultural robotics market figures of USD 8 billion in 2025 and about USD 9 billion in 2026, projecting “roughly USD 37 by 2034”; the article omits the unit after 37. SDGs 2, 3, 6, 9 and 15 shown. Embedded video present; no transcript exposed.
- Contact: Anders Brevik, CEO, anders.brevik@kiltersystems.com; phone reveal control collapsed. Company: KILTER AS; kiltersystems.com. The page’s company-address field repeats the company name rather than listing a street address.