Kilter Timeline

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. The company said the funding would support international scale-up and continued development as it moved toward a Series B round. Kubota also confirmed that AX-1 sales… - source: agtechnavigator.com
• 2026-01-12 - Award - Kilter wins Netherlands innovation award for AX-1 - Kilter announced that AX-1 received an innovation award in the Netherlands. The award was tied to a Dutch industry event focused on mechanisation and innovation in horticulture and vegetable production. The recognition added market validation for AX-1 in a… - source: kiltersystems.com
• 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. The partnership was presented at Agritechnica 2025 and built on a successful 2025 pilot season with positive farmer feedback. Kubota's dealer network was… - source: kiltersystems.com
• 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. The company framed this as evidence of the robot moving beyond early launch into broader European farm use. This is best treated as trial-stage… - source: kiltersystems.com
• 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. The round was co-led by Pymwymic and Nufarm, with participation from SBG Invest, Natural Ventures, and ProAgInvest. Kilter said the funding would support… - source: kiltersystems.com
• 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. AX-1 combines AI weed recognition with patented Single Drop Technology for millimetre-level spot treatment in bed-grown vegetables. The milestone captures AX-1's… - source: kiltersystems.com