농업용 로봇 및 메카트로닉스 : 시장 점유율 분석, 업계 동향과 통계, 성장 예측(2026-2031년)

According to Mordor Intelligence, the agricultural robots and mechatronics market size was valued at USD 4.30 billion in 2025 and estimated to grow from USD 4.99 billion in 2026 to reach USD 10.45 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 15.95% during the forecast period (2026-2031).

This report is Segmented by Type (Autonomous Tractors, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Milking Robots, and More), by Application (Crop Production, Animal Husbandry, Forest Control, and More), and by Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East, and More). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

Global Agricultural Robots And Mechatronics Market Trends and Insights

Advanced Vision-Artificial intelligence (AI) Enables Sub-Centimeter Weeding Accuracy

Machine vision now distinguishes weeds from crops with 98% accuracy in 50 milliseconds, allowing laser or micro-spray systems to target individual plants while traveling 8 kilometers per hour. Carbon Robotics deployed over 100 LaserWeeder units in 2024, cutting herbicide use by 80% and labor costs by USD 200 per acre. Deere & Company's See and Spray Ultimate pairs 36 cameras with Nvidia Orin processors, creating real-time weed maps to guide sub-centimeter spraying. EcoRobotix's sun-powered Aerial Robot Arms (ARA) robot extends operating hours by eliminating diesel refueling. Peer-reviewed work in the Journal of Field Robotics confirms that hyperspectral imaging detects pre-emergent weeds seven days before they become visible, hinting at prophylactic weeding routines by 2027.

Declining Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Multispectral Sensor Costs Cut Robot Prices

Solid-state Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) modules that retailed at USD 8,000 in 2020 now cost under USD 1,200, while multispectral cameras fell from USD 15,000 to USD 3,500, lowering robot bills of material by roughly 30%. Trimble's low-cost Global Navigation Satellite System-Real-Time Kinematic (GNSS-RTK) receivers reduce positioning error to under 2 centimeters without expensive base stations. Cost compression lets mid-tier vendors such as AGCO Corporation and Kubota Corporation sell autonomy packages to 500-acre growers rather than only 5,000-acre operations. Yamaha Motor's Maximum Relaxation (RMAX) unmanned helicopter undercuts premium drones by 40% in rice farms. Studies in MDPI Sensors show low-cost cameras now achieve 92% of research-grade performance for normalized difference vegetation index mapping.

High Initial Capital Outlay

Fully autonomous tractors sell for USD 350,000-450,000, three to four times a conventional model and above annual revenue for many 500-acre farms in Brazil and India. Retrofit kits that cost USD 150,000 still consume 40% of a medium farm's equipment budget. The Federal Reserve found that 38% of autonomous-equipment loan applications were rejected in 2024 due to high debt-to-asset ratios . DeLaval milking robots priced at EUR 180,000 (USD 195,000) per unit push a 100-cow dairy's upgrade cost near USD 400,000. Agricultural Finance Review shows payback stretches to 12 years for farms under 1,000 acres, compared with four years for operations above 3,000 acres.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Shortage and Cost of Labor
2. Robot-as-a-Service Financing Unlocks Small and Medium Farm Adoption
3. Connectivity Gaps in Rural Areas

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Autonomous tractors generated 37.40% of 2025 revenue, anchoring the agricultural robots and mechatronics market. Unmanned aerial vehicles are set to grow at a 21.90% CAGR, the fastest of any equipment class. Deere shipped 1,200 retrofit 8R tractors in 2024 and expects to double that in 2025 as component costs shrink. DJI's Agras T50 drone sprays 40 acres per hour and already owns 35% of China's drone-sprayer segment.

Ground and aerial platforms increasingly work together. Swarm approaches such as AGCO's Xaver have shown a 60% soil-compaction reduction. Kubota's Agri Robo MR1000A rice transplanter, which achieved 15% penetration in Japan's Niigata Prefecture, is being adapted for wheat seeding in Australia, illustrating how task-specific designs can cross geographies. Yamaha Motor's task-specific RMAX helicopter proves that specialized designs can undercut general-purpose drones by 40%. Precision Agriculture research confirms hybrid fleets lift net margins 22% over single-platform strategies. These developments reinforce sustained demand across the agricultural robots and mechatronics market.

Complete Report Scope:

• By Type
  • Autonomous Tractors
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
  • Milking Robots
  • Other Types
• By Application
  • Crop Production
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Forest Control
  • Other Applications
• By Geography
  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • Rest of North America
  • Europe
    • Spain
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Germany
    • Russia
    • Italy
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Rest of South America
  • Middle East
    • Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Rest of Middle East
  • Africa
    • South Africa
    • Nigeria
    • Rest of Africa

Geography Analysis

North America generated 39.30% of the 2025 revenue share in the agricultural robots and mechatronics market. Wide farm sizes, 92% fourth-generation Long Term Evolution coverage, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) subsidies speed adoption. Autonomous tractors cluster in Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska, where average holdings exceed 1,200 acres. Canada's Prairie farms use autonomous grain carts to offset labor gaps, and federal AgriInnovate grants funded 30% of equipment bills for 420 operations in 2024. Mexico's greenhouse sector is turning to robotic harvesters as labor deficits surpass 22%.

Asia-Pacific is the fastest mover, projected at 19.60% CAGR. China subsidizes up to 40% of drone and tractor costs, pushing mechanization toward a 70% target by 2025 . India's new beyond-visual-line-of-sight rules let Garuda Aerospace deploy 1,800 spraying drones across 2.3 million acres. Japan's Kubota Agri Robo transplanter controls 15% of the planted rice area in Niigata Prefecture, while Australia's SwarmFarm Robotics grain carts combat a 19% labor shortage.

Europe accounted for a significant share of the projected 2024 revenue and is projected to grow at a notable rate. The Common Agricultural Policy allocates a portion of direct payments to eco-schemes, encouraging Spanish strawberry growers to adopt Naio weeders, which offer a two-year payback period. In Germany, a substantial percentage of dairy herds are now equipped with milking robots, reducing labor requirements by one-third. French vineyards are increasingly utilizing autonomous tractors from Monarch Tractor and Fendt to comply with pesticide-reduction targets. South America, the Middle East, and Africa collectively contribute to the market value and are projected to grow at strong rates, driven by Brazil's sugarcane farms and South African vineyards.

1. Deere & Company
2. DJI
3. AGCO Corporation
4. CNH Industrial N.V.
5. Kubota Corporation
6. DeLaval
7. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
8. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
9. Trimble Inc.
10. XAG Co., Ltd.
11. Naio Technologies Inc.
12. Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
13. EagleNXT
14. Monarch Tractor
15. EcoRobotix SA

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Market Landscape

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Advanced Vision-Artificial intelligence (AI) Enables Sub-Centimeter Weeding Accuracy
  • 4.2.2 Declining Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Multispectral Sensor Costs Cut Robot Prices
  • 4.2.3 Shortage and Cost of Labor
  • 4.2.4 Robot-as-a-Service Financing Unlocks Small and Medium Farm Adoption
  • 4.2.5 Government Smart-Farming Incentives and Carbon-Credit Schemes
  • 4.2.6 Agricultural Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) Autonomy Roadmaps
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 High Initial Capital Outlay
  • 4.3.2 Connectivity Gaps in Rural Areas
  • 4.3.3 Complexity of Multi-Vendor System Integration
  • 4.3.4 Evolving Liability and Safety Regulations for Field Autonomy
• 4.4 Regulatory Landscape
• 4.5 Technological Outlook
• 4.6 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.6.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.6.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.6.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.6.4 Threat of Substitutes
  • 4.6.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5 Market Size and Growth Forecasts (Value)

• 5.1 By Type
  • 5.1.1 Autonomous Tractors
  • 5.1.2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
  • 5.1.3 Milking Robots
  • 5.1.4 Other Types
• 5.2 By Application
  • 5.2.1 Crop Production
  • 5.2.2 Animal Husbandry
  • 5.2.3 Forest Control
  • 5.2.4 Other Applications
• 5.3 By Geography
  • 5.3.1 North America
    • 5.3.1.1 United States
    • 5.3.1.2 Canada
    • 5.3.1.3 Mexico
    • 5.3.1.4 Rest of North America
  • 5.3.2 Europe
    • 5.3.2.1 Spain
    • 5.3.2.2 United Kingdom
    • 5.3.2.3 France
    • 5.3.2.4 Germany
    • 5.3.2.5 Russia
    • 5.3.2.6 Italy
    • 5.3.2.7 Rest of Europe
  • 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific
    • 5.3.3.1 China
    • 5.3.3.2 India
    • 5.3.3.3 Japan
    • 5.3.3.4 Australia
    • 5.3.3.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • 5.3.4 South America
    • 5.3.4.1 Brazil
    • 5.3.4.2 Argentina
    • 5.3.4.3 Rest of South America
  • 5.3.5 Middle East
    • 5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia
    • 5.3.5.2 United Arab Emirates
    • 5.3.5.3 Rest of Middle East
  • 5.3.6 Africa
    • 5.3.6.1 South Africa
    • 5.3.6.2 Nigeria
    • 5.3.6.3 Rest of Africa

6 Competitive Landscape

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves
• 6.3 Market Share Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles (Includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Segments, Financials as Available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for Key Companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
  • 6.4.1 Deere & Company
  • 6.4.2 DJI
  • 6.4.3 AGCO Corporation
  • 6.4.4 CNH Industrial N.V.
  • 6.4.5 Kubota Corporation
  • 6.4.6 DeLaval
  • 6.4.7 GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
  • 6.4.8 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.9 Trimble Inc.
  • 6.4.10 XAG Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.11 Naio Technologies Inc.
  • 6.4.12 Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
  • 6.4.13 EagleNXT
  • 6.4.14 Monarch Tractor
  • 6.4.15 EcoRobotix SA

7 Market Opportunities and Future Outlook