{"id":673737,"date":"2025-06-06T07:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-autonomous-tractor-can-shift-from-farming-to-warfare\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T07:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:20:15","slug":"new-autonomous-tractor-can-shift-from-farming-to-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-autonomous-tractor-can-shift-from-farming-to-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"New autonomous tractor can shift from farming to warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spanish startup Voltrac has emerged from stealth with an autonomous tractor that lives a double life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In peacetime, the 3.5-tonne electric vehicle zips around farms, hauling heavy goods and using cameras to gather data on crop health. But when enlisted, the tractor is equally capable of navigating enemy assaults to deliver critical supplies to frontline soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Ukraine, for instance, many lives are lost in non-combat situations, including frontline resupply missions,\u201d Voltrac\u2019s cofounder and CTO, Francisco Infante Aguirre, told TNW in an interview. \u201cThat\u2019s where we see a machine like ours making a difference: it\u2019s built for tough terrain, and it doesn\u2019t risk human life. It can do the same job whether it\u2019s hauling crops or carrying ammo.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Voltrac\u2019s CEO and cofounder Thomas Hubregtsen (left) and cofounder and CTO Francisco Infante Aguirre stand outside their office in Valencia, Spain. Credit: Voltrac<\/figcaption>\"\"<\/figure>\n

Voltrac\u2019s machine has a carrying capacity of 4,000kg, a top speed of 40km\/h and a range of up to 20 hours thanks to several large 200kW batteries stored in its body. Like an ebike, the tractor\u2019s batteries are swapp<\/a>able \u2014 except these batteries are so heavy you\u2019ll require a forklift to transport them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The tractor comes with the standard tow hitch where farmers would typically attach equipment like ploughs, mowers, or cutters. The machine can also be retrofitted with a giant flatbed that makes it capable of transporting a container full of supplies. That\u2019s useful for both farms and frontlines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur tractor only needs tiny tweaks to its hardware to easily serve both agriculture and defence markets from the same platform,\u201d said Infante, adding that the startup is in preliminary talks with NATO departments. For military purposes, those \u201ctweaks\u201d include the addition of anti-jamming tech and interceptor drones to protect it from enemy attack. The machine could also be used for removing and detecting mines.<\/span><\/p>\n