Burro launches new labor-saving robot

Philadelphia-based Burro, an autonomous mobility company providing solutions for the agriculture industry, launched a new product, Burro Grande, the company’s most powerful labor-saving robot. Burro Grande expands beyond people scale (500 lb. payload, light-duty towing) to a true pallet-scale vehicle (1,500 lb. payload, 5,000 lb. towing), and features Burro Operation System Software V 5.0 to enable indoor/outdoor LiDAR-based localization for autonomous movement across indoor and outdoor operations.

“With labor being the #1 challenge facing growers today, growers are in dire need of autonomous solutions to help their businesses survive,” said Burro’s founder and CEO Charlie Anderson. “Releasing this ground-breaking robot to market means that growers have a proven, viable alternative to increasingly expensive and scarce workforce options.”

All electric, the environmentally friendly Burro Grande will carry or tow heavy loads over multiple terrains for up to 15 miles between charges. When paired with the company’s Atlas Mission Autonomy, Burro’s online route creation platform, users can construct, manage and share routes across their fleet. Whether towing, carrying or following, Burro Grande allows a company's existing equipment operators to step away from the seat of a tractor or UTV, saving valuable labor.

The company was recently honored for the third consecutive year as a 2024 World Ag Expo Top-10 New Product winner for both its Burro Grande and Atlas Mission Autonomy innovations.

Watch for more in the February issue of Nursery Management.