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Burro: Autonomous Farm Transport and Grande Work Platforms
Compare Burro harvest support, Grande 15 and Grande 44 transport platforms, with model-specific limits and dated nursery deployment evidence.
Company and agricultural role
Burro develops autonomous work platforms for outdoor transport and related tasks. Its published materials describe carrying and towing in agriculture, nurseries and other work sites. This profile focuses on farm material movement and distinguishes the original Burro from the larger Grande platforms. A transport robot is not, by itself, a crop-picking machine or a complete spraying system.
Original Burro for harvest support
The original Burro product page describes people following, teach-and-repeat movement and row following using vision and GPS. The stated carrying capacity is 500 lb on flat hard surfaces, with a listed range of up to 10 miles and a top speed of 5 mph. These figures describe a specific platform; slope, ground conditions, route and load must be considered together in a site trial.
Grande 15 carrying and towing
The Grande 15 page lists a 1,000 lb carrying payload and towing up to 5,000 lb on flat paved surfaces. It combines independent four-wheel drive, cameras, lidar and RTK positioning. The stated 15-mile range depends on speed and load. Towing capacity should not be substituted for deck payload, and a paved-surface rating should not be assumed on mud or slopes.
Grande 44 and delivery status
Burro announced Grande 44 on 19 June 2026, offering pre-orders with first deliveries planned for the second half of 2026. This is a schedule statement, not confirmation of a delivered installation. The current product page lists 44 hp peak versus 18 hp continuous power, up to 6,000 lb towing and up to 1,500 lb payload. Confirm the rated conditions in a proposal.
Configuration and site operation
Grande 44 lists stereo cameras, 360-degree 3D lidar and RTK GNSS, with an optional charging dock. For a farm deployment, specify routes, loading points, mixed pedestrian traffic, trailer geometry and recovery procedures. Request the supported operating envelope and training requirements for the actual model, attachment and software package.
A dated nursery deployment
In its 29 September 2025 announcement, Burro reported that Petitti Family Farms in Ohio had deployed ten Grande 15 robots earlier that year and planned to expand to 25 by year-end. Plant and plant-material towing was the core workflow. The planned expansion and additional spraying workflows should not be described as independently confirmed completed installations or guaranteed results for another farm.
Prepare a transport evaluation
Measure current trips, waiting time, load distribution, daily distance and staff needed at each end of a route. Test the intended trailers under typical loaded conditions. Separate autonomy interventions from loading delays and charging downtime. Ask the supplier to itemise attachments, connectivity, software, service and spare parts; compare completed transport work rather than peak speed alone.
Official sources
Source review: 11 September 2026. Product and deployment descriptions are supplier statements; current configuration, availability and project results require separate confirmation.