What Farm Sathi does

Farm Sathi, legally registered as Dhi Sathi Robotics PVT Limited, is a Hyderabad-based agricultural robotics company founded in 2020 that manufactures and operates the WeBot 6.0 — a fully electric, remote-controlled farm robot with interchangeable Tiller, Sprayer, and Cultivator implements. The platform is engineered for Indian smallholder conditions: 4 HP drivetrain, 100Ah battery delivering 6–8 hours per charge, tilling depth up to 4 inches, a 200L/440 PSI sprayer with 3–10 ft adjustable height, and a 5-tyne boron-steel cultivator, with a women-operable ergonomic design. A single robot covers 4–8 acres per day depending on the implement (up to 4 acres tilling, up to 8 acres spraying).

Name

Farm Sathi

Legal name

Dhi Sathi Robotics PVT Limited

Website

https://farmsathi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Farm Sathi builds the WeBot 6.0, a fully electric, remote-controlled farm robot with interchangeable tilling, spraying, and cultivating implements, and delivers it to smallholder Indian farmers via a Robotics-as-a-Service model at Rs. 40 per acre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Robotics

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311), Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural & Field Robotics (HDAAAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robotic Weeding & Mechanical Cultivation Systems (AFAAAGAB), Autonomous Spraying & Crop-Care Robots (Targeted application, spot spraying) (AFAAAGAE), Robotic Implements, End-Effectors & Tooling (Grippers, cutters, weeding tools, smart implements) (AFAAAGAI), Farm Robot Fleet Management & Operations Software (Dispatch, monitoring, OTA updates) (AFAAAGAH)

Keywords

• Electric farm robots
• Agricultural robotics
• Farm mechanization services
• Remote controlled tractors
• Precision agriculture equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS): Provides fully electric farm robots on a service basis at Rs. 40 per acre. Customers pay per acre of work performed rather than purchasing equipment. The company handles robot maintenance and operation while farmers benefit from mechanized farming without capital investment.
2. Per-Acre Pricing: Rs. 40 per acre pricing model. Operational coverage: 4-8 acres per day depending on task type. Tilling up to 4 acres, Spraying up to 8 acres.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Farm Sathi designs, manufactures, and operates the WeBot 6.0, a fully electric and remote-controlled farm robot with interchangeable Tiller, Sprayer, and Cultivator implements. The robots are deployed under a Robotics-as-a-Service model at Rs. 40 per acre, covering 4-8 acres per day on a single 6-8 hour battery charge, enabling smallholder Indian farmers to mechanize tilling, spraying, and cultivating without purchasing equipment.

Product overview

Farm Sathi (Dhi Sathi Robotics PVT Limited) offers a unified Robotics-as-a-Service platform centered on the WeBot 6.0 — a fully electric, remote-controlled farm robot. The product portfolio consists of the core WeBot 6.0 platform with three interchangeable attachments: a Tiller (4 HP, up to 4 acres), a Sprayer (200L tank, 440 PSI HTP, up to 8 acres), and a Cultivator (5-tyne boron steel). The robot operates 6-8 hours on a single charge and covers 4-8 acres per day at a cost of Rs. 40 per acre, designed to be women-operable and reduce farmer dependence on tractors and manual labor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeBot 6.0: Fully Electric and Remote Control Robot with Multiple Implements for agricultural operations including tilling, spraying, and cultivating. Features 6-8 hours battery life, covers 4-8 acres per day, operated remotely at Rs. 40 per acre.

Products and services

• WeBot 6.0 (Electric Farm Robot) A fully electric, remote-controlled farm robot with interchangeable Tiller (4 HP, up to 4 acres, 4-inch depth, 4-6 hrs), Sprayer (440 PSI HTP, 200L tank, 3-10 ft adjustable height, 6-10 hrs, up to 8 acres), and Cultivator (5-tyne boron steel, 6-10 hrs) implements, offered to smallholder Indian farmers on a Rs. 40 per acre Robotics-as-a-Service basis with 6-8 hour battery life and 4-8 acres per day coverage.
• Robotics-as-a-Service (Farm Mechanization Service) Per-acre farm mechanization service deploying the WeBot 6.0 for tilling, spraying, and cultivating on smallholder farms; billed at Rs. 40 per acre with 4-8 acres daily coverage depending on the implement, allowing farmers to access mechanized farming without buying equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Weed control is better than cultivators with tractors and bullocks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• NasscomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership displayed in Our Partners section. Nasscom is a trade association for the Indian IT and BPM industry. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.
• IIMKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership displayed in Our Partners section. IIMK refers to Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed - possibly academic/incubation support.
• AideaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership displayed in Our Partners section. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Naio Technologies: French developer of electric autonomous agricultural robots for weeding and cultivation. Closely comparable on product (small electric weeding/cultivating robot) and target market (small to mid-sized farms), but currently sells robots outright rather than via RaaS.
• Ecorobotix: Swiss company building solar-powered autonomous weeding and spraying robots. Comparable on electric/autonomous spraying platform and broad-acre cropping focus, with a service-led commercialization approach similar to Farm Sathi.
• Carbon Robotics: US-based developer of autonomous weeding robots (LaserWeeder) for specialty crops. Directly comparable product category (robotic weeding/cultivation) using AI-vision, and serves as a comparable benchmark for unit economics and acreage coverage claims, though oriented toward larger farms.
• Niqo Robotics (formerly TartanSense): India-based AI-powered agricultural robotics company offering precision spraying and weeding robots for smallholder farmers. Directly comparable to Farm Sathi in target market (Indian smallholders), product category (small electric farm robots), and RaaS/managed-service commercialization model.

Broad incumbents

• TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited): Major Indian tractor manufacturer offering JFarm and SmartFarm initiatives. Compares to Farm Sathi as a broad incumbent in Indian agricultural mechanization with more capital and dealer reach, but less specialization in smallholder electric robotics.
• Mahindra & Mahindra (Farm Equipment Sector): India's largest tractor and farm equipment manufacturer. Competes with Farm Sathi's tilling function at massive scale through established dealer networks; relevant as an incumbent that has begun exploring electric and autonomous implements.
• John Deere (India): Global farm machinery giant with India operations offering tractor-agnostic precision agriculture tools and emerging autonomous equipment. Relevant incumbent comparable on product category (farm machines/implements) though geared to larger-acreage farms.

Emerging players

• Small Robot Company: UK-based small-farm robotics-as-a-service company offering Tom, Dick, and Harry robots for weeding and crop monitoring. Closely aligned with Farm Sathi on RaaS model and smallholder/per-plant-farming focus, though operating in a different geography.
• AgroStar: Indian agritech platform providing input advisory, agronomy, and e-commerce to smallholder farmers. Comparable on go-to-market focus (rural Indian smallholders) and customer acquisition model, but operates adjacently in inputs rather than mechanization equipment.
• Fasal: India-focused precision agriculture and IoT startup helping horticulture farmers with climate-smart advisory. Comparable on target customer (Indian farmers) and agricultural technology focus, though its solution is software-driven rather than robotic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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