# ONE SMART SPRAY system by ONE SMART SPRAY Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/agriculture/smart-spraying-system Frontier: [Agriculture](https://technooptimist.io/agriculture.md) · Field: Camera-guided sprayers · Company: [ONE SMART SPRAY](https://technooptimist.io/companies/one-smart-spray.md) Stage: Deploy (4 of 5: Research → Proto → Pilot → Deploy → Scaling) Updated: last update 2025-09-16, facts checked 2026-10-11 Goal: Spray herbicide only where weeds are, instead of over the whole field. That cuts chemical cost and use while keeping fields clean, and maps where herbicide-resistant weeds survive. Status: Sold factory-fitted on several sprayer brands in the Americas and Europe; published US trials in 2025. ## Milestones | Status | Milestone | Date | Slip | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Done | First field trials with AGCO | May 2021 | | | Done | Bosch BASF Smart Farming joint venture founded | 2021 | | | Done | Renamed ONE SMART SPRAY | 27 Apr 2023 | | | Done | CNH to integrate it on Case IH and New Holland sprayers | May 2023 | | | Done | On sale on Fendt Rogator in the Americas and Europe | 2024 | | | Done | First Latin American sprayer with it (Stara) | May 2024 | | | Done | EU LIFE SMART SPRAYER trials end (10,200 ha) | Mar 2025 | | | Done | Peer-reviewed Midwest US field evaluation published | Sep 2025 | | ## Most important updates - **16 Sep 2025**: University trials find ONE SMART SPRAY cuts herbicide costs in corn and soybean when paired with residual herbicides. Researchers led by Kansas State University tested the system in Kansas and Illinois in 2022–2023. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/university-trials-find-one-smart-spray-cuts-herbicide-costs-in-corn-and-853bd11b.md) · [original source](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-science/article/evaluating-one-smart-spray-for-weed-control-in-midwestern-us-corn-and-soybean-crops/C0B0D75739107BFA439FB15465C69A27)) - **8 May 2024**: Stara launches the first Latin American sprayer with ONE SMART SPRAY's weed detection. Brazilian maker Stara unveiled the Imperador 4000 Eco Spray at Agrishow, the first sprayer in Latin America built with the system. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/stara-launches-the-first-latin-american-sprayer-with-one-smart-spray-s-cdcba9ac.md) · [original source](https://www.basf.com/basf/www/global/en/media/news-releases/2024/05/p-24-190)) - **23 May 2023**: CNH to integrate ONE SMART SPRAY into Case IH and New Holland sprayers. CNH Industrial will sell the Bosch–BASF spot-spraying system in its Case IH and New Holland sprayers, with the integration led by its Raven team. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/cnh-to-integrate-one-smart-spray-into-case-ih-and-new-holland-sprayers-97417374.md) · [original source](https://www.futurefarming.com/crop-solutions/weed-pest-control/cnh-industrial-integrates-one-smart-spray-precision-spraying/)) - **27 Apr 2023**: Bosch BASF Smart Farming renames itself and its product ONE SMART SPRAY. The Bosch–BASF joint venture, founded in 2021, renamed itself and its Smart Spraying Solution ONE SMART SPRAY as it moved to commercial sales. ([our story](https://technooptimist.io/stories/bosch-basf-smart-farming-renames-itself-and-its-product-one-smart-spray-82265efc.md) · [original source](https://www.xarvio.com/us/en/news/bosch-basf-smart-farming-is-now-one-smart-spray.html)) ## Current obstacles - **Needs soil-residual herbicides too**: In K-State-led trials, spot-spray-only plots were the weediest; results matched broadcast only with a residual base. - **Sensitivity trade-off**: The most sensitive setting catches nearly all weeds but also sprays more crop plants, eating into savings. ## Physics limits - **Weeds among crop look like crop**: Telling a young weed from a crop seedling of similar colour and shape at sprayer speed is hard; the system must lean toward spraying to avoid misses. - **Savings depend on how weedy the field is**: Spot spraying saves most where weeds are sparse. In a dense weed patch nearly every nozzle fires, so savings shrink toward zero. ## How it works ### See: Cameras ahead of the nozzles Cameras along the boom scan the ground just ahead of the spray; LED lights let it work at night. ### Decide: AI finds weeds in milliseconds Software separates weeds from soil and from crop. Farmers pick a sensitivity: Efficacy, Balanced or Savings. ### Spray: Only the nozzle over the weed Each nozzle switches on just where a weed is detected, so bare or clean ground gets nothing. ### Record: Weed maps and documentation Every pass produces weed maps, weed-size classes and as-applied records in BASF's xarvio app. ## Spec sheet | Spec | ONE SMART SPRAY system | Provenance | | --- | --- | --- | | Application accuracy (claimed) | >95% | reported | | Detection modes | Weeds on bare soil and among crop | reported | | Crops | Corn, soy, cotton, sunflower, canola, sugar beet | reported | | Night spraying | Yes, LED lighting | reported | | Herbicide cost saved, soybean (KS 2023) | ~US$123/ha vs broadcast | reported | | Herbicide cost saved, corn (KS 2023) | ~US$43/ha vs broadcast | reported | | EU LIFE trial area | 10,200 ha in 4 countries | reported | Provenance: reported = stated by the company; estimated = our estimate; sample = a sample figure. ## Papers and demos - **16 Sep 2025** (paper): [Evaluating ONE SMART SPRAY for weed control in midwestern U.S. corn and soybean crops](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-science/article/evaluating-one-smart-spray-for-weed-control-in-midwestern-us-corn-and-soybean-crops/C0B0D75739107BFA439FB15465C69A27). Independent field test in Kansas and Illinois of weed control and herbicide cost by sensitivity setting. ## About ONE SMART SPRAY Bosch and BASF joint venture, founded in 2021 as Bosch BASF Smart Farming, that sells a camera-and-AI system built into crop sprayers so herbicide goes only on weeds. - Built into Fendt Rogator (AGCO), Case IH and New Holland (CNH) and Stara sprayers. - Spots weeds on bare soil and among crops, day or night, with LED lights. - 2025 university trials: herbicide costs cut, control similar to broadcast when paired with residuals. - Founded: 2021 - Headquarters: DE - Status: subsidiary (Bosch and BASF (joint venture)) - Website: https://www.onesmartspray.com - Partners, customers, investors: AGCO (partner); CNH (partner); Stara (partner); Amazone (partner) Company page: https://technooptimist.io/companies/one-smart-spray.md ## Related programs Everything in Agriculture: https://technooptimist.io/agriculture.md --- The Techno Optimist tracks every frontier of technology, program by program: https://technooptimist.io/ (a Markdown version of any page: add .md to its URL; site map for agents: https://technooptimist.io/llms.txt). 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