Kubota All-Terrain Tractor
Future farming
The Challenge
Farming on slopes and shrinking rural labour
In many countries, especially Japan, where Kubota began development, hilly and mountainous regions account for around 38% of cultivated land and about 45% of farmers.
These regions pose serious mechanisation difficulties: standard tractors risk tipping, uneven loads, or lack traction. At the same time, agricultural labour is declining and ageing, making it harder to maintain farming in those zones.
If these areas become less farmed, we lose not only food production, but ecological functions such as erosion control, biodiversity, and landscape stability. Kubota sees protecting these regions as part of its mission.
A new creation from legacy technologies
At CES® 2025, Kubota introduced the Kubota All-Terrain Tractor, a four-wheeled modular vehicle designed to assist farming in hilly and mountainous areas. The concept was recognised with the “Best of Innovation” award for its design, functionality and originality. On 15 October 2025, it also received the Red Dot Award in the Design Concept category, part of the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards, one of the world’s three leading design competitions organised by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany.
The Kubota All-Terrain Tractor addresses the unique challenges of agriculture in undulating terrain, combining Kubota’s long-standing hydraulic and mechanical expertise with modern robotics to bring new capability to land that is often underused.
Solution
A modular and open all-terrain platform
Kubota’s response is the Kubota All-terrain Tractor, a vehicle built with two core design philosophies:
- Modular design: the vehicle is composed of blocks (modules) that can be rearranged or adapted for different tasks. For instance, users can expand the wheel tread (distance between wheels) by combining modules to suit ridged terrain.
- Open platform: the Kubota All-terrain Tractor is designed to allow external modules or tools to be attached, and to be controllable remotely, so it can serve as a base for different types of tasks (e.g. pest control, spraying, pruning).
The Kubota All-terrain Tractor can carry up to 240 kg of payload, while keeping its cargo deck level thanks to hydraulically adjustable legs that maintain stability on uneven ground.
It can be controlled via joystick or remote controller; its compact design allows it to be transported by van or light truck, and it can make pivot turns to work in tight spaces.
Kubota is also developing a battery-powered electric version for operations where emissions or noise are more restricted.
Benefits
What are the benefits?
- Modular design: the vehicle is composed of blocks (modules) that can be rearranged or adapted for different tasks.
- Open platform: the Kubota All-terrain Tractor is designed to allow external modules or tools to be attached
- keeping its cargo deck level thanks to hydraulically adjustable legs that maintain stability on uneven ground.
People
Voices from the Kubota Community
UN Sustainable
Development Goals
The Great Plains Implement Command System contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals of achieving zero hunger, promoting industry, ensuring sustainable development and protecting life on land.
Get in Touch with Kubota
