VitiBot joins Same Deutz Fahr
- The European agricultural equipment manufacturer SDF is taking a majority stake in the robotics French specialist for the vineyard care market
- The two companies will join forces to develop and offer the market a range of innovative and high-performance solutions for a new increasingly sustainable precision agriculture
VitiBot is a French startup based in Reims, in the heart of the Champagne region. The company is a leader in the emerging market of vineyard care robotics with Bakus®, a 100% electric and autonomous straddle tractor.
The Bakus® robot is the result of 5 years of research and is developed by a team of young engineers, all passionate about robotics and ecology, who have at heart the ambition to offer new practices to the winegrowers while improving social and environmental sustainability.
“We are delighted with this operation that will enable us to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s agriculture, which is the genesis of our project. Joining SDF, a century-old group recognized worldwide for its products and values, is a great opportunity for us, and a guarantee of growth and success.” Cédric BACHE, CEO of VitiBot.
This acquisition is a real innovation accelerator for SDF Group and generates significant synergies for these two highly complementary businesses.
“Sustainable and digital agriculture is a key factor of our development. After a deep scouting, we realized that VitiBot is the best solution for vineyards that allows us to enrich our tractor offer with self-driving and zero-emission electric vehicles” – commented Lodovico Bussolati, CEO of SDF” Now the goal is to support the company development and the product industrialization, satisfying a market demand that we think will be continuously growing in the future.”
SDF’s priority focus today are unmanned operation, precision agriculture, digital services, collection and management of agronomic data, and introduction of electrification technologies for farm equipment.
With VitiBot, SDF will benefit from the contribution of highly qualified teams with specific know-how to achieve these goals quickly and effectively.
