Burro introduced the Grande 44, an autonomous platform purpose-built for the demands of heavy industry.
With 44 hp of peak power, towing capacity up to 6,000 pounds, and the ability to operate seamlessly across indoor and outdoor environments, the Grande 44 brings Burro’s physical AI to industrial applications.
“Robots have long been stuck in warehouses and factories. Few companies have successfully scaled autonomy outdoors — into agriculture, construction, and now heavy industry — where trillions of dollars are spent on labor every year,” says Charlie Andersen, co-founder and CEO of Burro. “Every hour of operation, every mile, every unpredictable condition we’ve encountered in the field has made our platform smarter and more reliable. Grande 44 is what that experience looks like when it’s built for the industrial world.”
Key takeaways:
· Having logged more than 1 million hours and 200,000 miles of real-world operation across agriculture, nurseries, and logistics, Burro is now translating that experience into a platform built for intermodal and depot yards, airports, rail yards, automotive logistics, and unique facility campuses.
· The Grande 44 is designed from the ground up to go where standard automation fails. It crosses the threshold from indoor facilities to outdoor yards natively, navigating gravel, slopes, dust, mud, and variable weather without infrastructure modification or operational interruption.
· Industrial towing and transport: The Grande 44 acts as a decentralized autonomous conveyor, moving heavy loads directly to assembly lines or across facility campuses. Distributing tasks across a fleet ensures continuous operational flow even when individual units are charging.
· Scouting and patrolling: Equipped with sensors and RFID readers, Grande 44 units autonomously patrol sprawling yards to track assets in real time, reducing fuel costs and manual auditing overhead.
· Autonomous payload carrying: The solid steel cargo tray handles up to 1,500 pounds, supporting asset transport and site logistics across facility campuses.
· Vegetation management: The Grande 44 is compatible with the Cortador autonomous mower and Sprayito selective spot sprayer attachments for facilities requiring large-acreage maintenance.
