Facts

• Segment: Agriculture
• Country: Norway
• Founded: 2020
• Website: https://www.kiltersystems.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Funding
• Investors
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Articles
• Sources

Summary

Kilter develops autonomous agricultural robots for precision weed control. Its AX-1 robot identifies weeds and applies tiny herbicide droplets directly to targets, helping vegetable growers reduce chemical use while protecting crops and soil.

Market context

Kilter is one of the clearer specialist ag-robotics companies in precision weeding, with a product that solves a narrow but commercially legible problem in vegetable farming. It matters because it combines field-ready autonomy, machine vision, and a highly specific application layer that can plug into grower workflows and distribution channels.

Products

• AX-1

Facts

• Website: https://www.kiltersystems.com/
• HQ: Langhus, Viken, Norway
• Founded: 2020
• Segment: Agriculture
• Known funding rounds: 2

Funding

• 2026-02-18 - Pre-Series B - $8M - Kubota invests in Kilter to scale precision weeding in Europe - source: agtechnavigator.com
• 2024-11-22 - Series A - $10M - Kilter secures NOK 95 million Series A for global expansion - source: kiltersystems.com

Investors

• Natural Ventures - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-11-22 - latest 2026-02-18
• Nufarm - Lead - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-11-22 - latest 2026-02-18
• ProAgInvest - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-11-22 - latest 2026-02-18
• Pymwymic - Lead - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-11-22 - latest 2026-02-18
• SBG Invest - Participant - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-11-22 - latest 2026-02-18
• Halden Pensjonskasse - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-18
• Kubota - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-18

Agricultural robots for targeted weed control

Kilter develops agricultural robots for autonomous, targeted weed control. Its technology uses computer vision and precision actuation to identify and treat weeds while reducing herbicide use in crop production.

• Target environment: Agricultural fields, vegetable farms, specialty crops, weed-management operations and precision agriculture environments.
• Deployment model: Agricultural robotics model built around field robots, machine vision, precision spraying or treatment, grower pilots and farm-service workflows.
• Customer context: Farmers, growers, agricultural service providers and food producers seeking lower-chemical weed management.
• Workflow context: Autonomous weeding, crop-row navigation, precision treatment, computer vision, herbicide reduction and field robot operation.
• Commercial maturity: Kilter has a focused agricultural robotics wedge around weed control. Commercial maturity depends on seasonal reliability, crop compatibility and grower economics.
• Market position: Agricultural robotics company positioned around precision weeding and chemical reduction.
• Adoption constraints: Field variability, weather, crop diversity, grower adoption, seasonal utilization, support burden, machine durability and cost.
• Adjacent context: Agricultural robotics, autonomous weeding, precision agriculture, field robotics and computer vision.
• Source confidence: medium

Events

• 2026-02-18 - Funding - Kubota invests in Kilter to scale precision weeding in Europe - Kilter secured €6.5 million in new financing led by a strategic investment from Kubota.
• 2026-01-12 - Award - Kilter wins Netherlands innovation award for AX-1 - Kilter announced that AX-1 received an innovation award in the Netherlands.
• 2025-11-10 - Partnership - Kilter and Kubota partner to scale AX-1 in European vegetables - Kilter and Kubota agreed to pilot and promote AX-1 in Europe, starting in Germany and the Netherlands.
• 2025-07-18 - Deployment - AX-1 proves itself across Europe in commercial field use - Kilter said AX-1 was proving itself in real field conditions across Norway, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands.
• 2024-11-22 - Funding - Kilter secures NOK 95 million Series A for global expansion - Kilter raised NOK 95 million in a Series A round to expand AX-1 into new crops and new markets.
• 2021-01-01 - Product Launch - Kilter launches AX-1 autonomous precision weeding robot - Kilter identifies 2021 as the launch year for AX-1, its autonomous precision weeding robot for bed-grown vegetables.

Operations / Deployments

• 2025-07-18 - Deployment - AX-1 proves itself across Europe in commercial field use - Kilter said AX-1 was proving itself in real field conditions across Norway, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Team

• Anders Brevik - Chief Executive Officer - Current leadership row for Kilter's AI-powered spot-spraying robot and its expansion across European agriculture.
• Kristoffer Magnor - Managing Director

Context tags

• Crop-level perception - Capability - Kilter uses computer vision for weed-crop differentiation.
• Plant-targeted actuation - Capability - Kilter targets individual weed zones with precision droplet actuation.
• Precision spraying robotics - Peer Group - Kilter builds precision droplet spraying systems for crop treatment.
• Robotic weeding - Workflow - Kilter weeding technology uses precision spray for weed control.
• Precision crop spraying - Workflow - Kilter uses droplet-based precision spraying for targeted treatment.
• Agricultural robot OEM - Stack Layer - Kilter builds complete precision spraying robot systems.
• Autonomous weeding robotics - Peer Group - Kilter spray technology can target weeds through precision application.
• Farms and orchards - Customer Environment - Kilter targets row-crop agricultural environments.

Customers and deployments

• Active Customer Operations - AX-1 commercial field use across Europe - 2025-07-18 - European farms - autonomous precision weeding - Kilter reported AX-1 commercial field use across Europe. - source posture: Company Disc…

Articles

• 2026-04-08 - A wider map for agricultural robotics - The biggest rounds are still modest, but 2026 funding is spreading across orchard harvesting, weed control, greenhouse automation and machine autonomy. - Korthos: /re…