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John Deere manufactures the 8R Autonomous Tractor, a fully autonomous row-crop tractor for large-scale agricultural operations. The system combines GPS guidance, obstacle detection, and remote operator capabilities, enabling farmers to perform autonomous tillage and planting operations. The 8R autonomous tractor launched commercially in 2022 and represents Deere's core robotics offering in precision agriculture, serving North American and international farm operations.
Active products
1
Top-rated product
52.7
/100
John Deere 8R
Company facts
- Legal name
- Bear Flag Robotics (acquired by John Deere 2021)
- HQ
- Moline, United States
- Founded
- 1837 · 189 yrs
- Employees
- 50,000+
- Stage
- acquired
- Website
- www.deere.com
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Trusted by
- US farmers (general market)deployed 2022therobotreport.com ↗
Milestones
Revealed new autonomous machines and technology at CES 2025
Launched John Deere 8R Autonomous Tractor at CES 2022, ready for large-scale production
8R Autonomous Tractor became commercially available to farmers
Acquired Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million to accelerate autonomous tractor development
Press coverage
- John Deere Reveals Fully Autonomous Tractor at CES 2022
John Deere Official · Jan 2022
- John Deere unveils its first commercially available, fully autonomous tractor
AgFunder News
- John Deere Launches 8R Autonomous Tractor
The Robot Report
- John Deere Reveals New Autonomous Machines & Technology at CES 2025
PR Newswire
Active products by Bear Flag Robotics
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| 1 |  | John Deere 8R | Agricultural | 2017 | 52.7 |
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