Iván Hernández Dalas: Bonsai Robotics launches Amiga robots at FIRA 2025

amiga flex in a field spraying crops.

The Amiga Flex is designed to be powerful enough for production agriculture equipment. | Credit: Bonsai Robotics

Bonsai Robotics unveiled its new Amiga lineup this week at FIRA USA 2025. This marks a major milestone following its July acquisition of farm-ng. The company debuted the Amiga Flex, the first vehicle to be fully integrated with Bonsai Intelligence, alongside the Amiga Trax and Amiga Max.

“We’re building the most accessible, adaptable autonomy platform in agriculture – one that now brings Bonsai Intelligence and the Amiga product line together as a unified system,” said Tyler Niday, CEO of Bonsai Robotics. “This integration enables a new era of capability where growers can unlock the value of autonomy through machine forms that are tailored for their specific environments and applications.”

Amiga Flex designed to bridge R&D with field work

Bonsai Robotics said the new Amiga Flex is a durable, modular platform built to bridge the gap between R&D and real-world deployment.

Designed for researchers, innovators, and companies advancing outdoor automation, it enables rapid testing, iteration, and scaling. This allows users to move easily from lab to field, asserted the San Jose, Calif.-based company.

Here is a demonstration of the new Amiga Flex at FIRA 2025:

Roughly the size of a small ATV, Amiga Flex is powerful enough to tow, carry, or operate implements used in research, agriculture, and light-soil engagement work. It supports tasks such as weeding, hauling materials, towing sprayers or mowers, and scouting crops.

Bonsai said Amiga Flex can also carry sensors and tools for autonomy research, laying the foundation for the next generation of field robotics and perception systems. It listed the following features:

  • Bonsai Intelligence – Every Flex is equipped with the compute and sensor suite that powers Bonsai’s vision-based autonomy, providing intelligent navigation, perception, and task execution to users with a software subscription.
  • Field-ready chassis – “Durable, balanced, and proven in real-world conditions, the Flex delivers superior traction, protection, and performance across challenging terrain,” said Bonsai. With a combined 800 lb. (362.8 kg) payload, 700 lb. (317.5 kg) lift via a CAT 0 three-point system, and 1,600 lb. (725.7 kg) towing capacity, the Flex is a leader in its class, the company asserted.
  • Swappable battery system – Designed for continuous operation, Amiga’s zero-emission electric power delivers more than eight hours of runtime per pack, with quick-swap batteries allowing the system to keep working all day – quietly, efficiently, and with minimal maintenance.
  • Open interfaces – Designed for connectivity, Flex supports a wide range of sensors, implements, and custom integrations through open APIs and standard power and data interfaces.

Amiga Max and Amiga Trax built for off-road work

Also featured at FIRA were the Amiga Max and Amiga Trax, both powered by Bonsai Intelligence and purpose-built to deliver reliable autonomy across agricultural and industrial applications.

Amiga Trax is a modular, low-clearance vehicle built for towing, hauling, and automation in rugged outdoor environments. Bonsai Robotics said it delivers electric performance with stability and traction for spraying, weeding, mowing, and hauling across flat or sloped terrain. The system is suitable for vineyards, cane fruit, perennial crops, and off-road work in non-agricultural industries.

Amiga Max is a compact, high-performance farming robot combining heavy-duty power with precise maneuverability, claimed Bonsai. The Max can handle spraying, towing, and lifting via a CAT 1 three-point system. It can also haul heavy loads and tough terrain, including across bedded and row crops, orchards, and beyond. A hybrid electric option is available for 24/7 operations.

Here’s a walk-around video of the new Amiga Max at FIRA 2025:

Bonsai Intelligence understands the environment

Bonsai Robotics said all Amiga vehicles are powered by Bonsai Intelligence, its vision-based autonomy platform built around two core components:

Bonsai Autonomy is a vision-based, embodied AI system that enables machines to perceive their surroundings and act independently.

Bonsai Pilot is a cloud-based application that growers can use to plan, monitor, and manage every aspect of their autonomous operations in real time.

The company also claimed that Bonsai Intelligence works the way the human brain does – by learning from actual experience operating in the real world. Trained on more than 500,000 acres on multiple continents and in a wide variety of crops, Bonsai Intelligence “delivers best-in-class autonomy,” it asserted.

Just like a seasoned operator, Bonsai said its platform can handle challenging environments including dust, debris, and low visibility with ease.

“Bonsai Intelligence has been proven in commercial deployments around the world and now powers our new Amiga lineup,” Niday said. “This allows us to deliver affordable, high-performance autonomy that works across mixed fleets.”

“Whether upgrading existing machines or choosing a Bonsai-enabled system, our platform meets customers where they are and scales with them,” he added. “It helps manage all equipment and operations from one connected platform, anytime, anywhere.”

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