Tom
[pilot]agriculture · food-service · 3 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
Small Robot CompanyForm Factor
agriculture
Lifecycle
pilot
Operational Reality
Autonomous
Deployments
3
Target Price
Custom Quote
- PILOT
Description
Small Robot Company (UK) builds Tom, a lightweight autonomous farmbot that surveys arable fields at the per-plant level, generating detailed maps of crop health, weed locations, and soil conditions. Tom is designed to cause minimal soil compaction compared to conventional farm machinery, and the data it collects guides companion robots Dick (targeted weeding) and Harry (precision drilling and planting). The company offers its robots via a Farming as a Service subscription model.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://www.smallrobotcompany.com/
- maturity
- pilot
- lifecycle
- active
- form factor
- agriculture
- manufacturer
- Small Robot Company
- deployments count
- 3
- Maturity stage
- pilot
- Battery
- 6.24 kWh
- Function
- per-plant field mapping and crop scouting
- Max speed
- 1.5 m/s
- Weight kg
- 350.6
- Service model
- Farming as a Service
- Autonomy level
- autonomous
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
Autonomous
Independent audit: evaluates human teleoperation reliance, VR assistance, and vendor autonomy bounds.
Autonomous robotics system.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tom.
FAQ
What is Tom?
Small Robot Company (UK) builds Tom, a lightweight autonomous farmbot that surveys arable fields at the per-plant level, generating detailed maps of crop health, weed locations, and soil conditions. Tom is designed to cause minimal soil compaction compared to conventional farm machinery, and the data it collects guides companion robots Dick (targeted weeding) and Harry (precision drilling and planting). The company offers its robots via a Farming as a Service subscription model.
Is Tom actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Tom is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
What are the specs of Tom?
Tom's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Battery: 6.24 kWh; Max speed: 1.5 m/s; Weight: 350.6 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Tom?
Tom is made by Small Robot Company, based in Shropshire, United Kingdom, founded in 2016.
Where is Tom deployed?
3 verified deployments of Tom are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Lockerley Estate, Wimpole Estate, Leckford Estate.
Can you buy Tom?
Tom is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Tom?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable agriculture robots to Tom include VMS V310, John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray, MK-V, Solinftec Solix Ag Robotics.
How does Tom compare to VMS V310?
Tom and VMS V310 (DeLaval · 9 deployments) are both agriculture robots on the DEPLOY registry. Tom has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Tom a top agriculture?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Tom ranks in roughly the top 13% of agriculture models tracked by the registry.
What is Tom's maturity stage?
Tom is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Tom safe?
Tom has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.