AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC MOWER

Kelpie

The Kelpie that never sleeps.

Kelpie mows without a driver. Lawn, orchard rows, vineyards, parks and rough overgrown ground, on one machine.

Kelpie mowing between trellised vine rows in a vineyard
Kelpie autonomous electric mower on mown grass
Kelpie clearing growth beneath a ground-mounted solar array
Kelpie working through dense dry scrub
Kelpie climbing a steep rocky slope
Kelpie side profile on mown sports turf
Close detail of Kelpie's RTK positioning antenna and chassis

AT HENTY

See Kelpie at Henty Machinery Field Days.

22, 23 and 24 September 2026. Find us at site 969a, Block S, on 3rd Farm Avenue, opposite the drone demonstration area.

Come and have a look at the machine, see how the app sets boundaries and no go zones, and talk to us about whether it suits your ground.

WHERE IT WORKS

Ground most mowers won't touch.

From manicured gardens to open orchards and rough, overgrown blocks, Kelpie works across varied ground without swapping machines. That means lower labour costs and more done in a day.

Kelpie climbing a steep earth bank on rough ground

Orchards and vineyards

Precise passes between multi-row plantings, on the same machine that handles the open block.

Lawn and turf

A clean, even cut across managed lawns and turf, scheduled and left to run.

Weed control

Regular passes keep growth down across paddocks and margins without a driver.

Parks and landscaping

Consistent results across public and commercial grounds, day after day.

Clearing overgrown ground

Cuts back rough, overgrown blocks that stall a conventional wheeled mower.

Solar farms and arrays

Keeps growth down between and under array rows, on schedule, without a driver.

CAPABILITY

A smarter way to mow.

Kelpie pairs satellite positioning with radar and cameras for centimetre-level obstacle detection and fully autonomous path planning. Schedule jobs and check progress from your phone.

Autonomous

Self-driving navigation

Satellite RTK positioning with path planning across the whole work area. No operator in the seat.

Safety

Obstacle avoidance

Multiple sensor groups detect obstacles in real time and adjust the path.

Cutting

79 cm precision cut

Distributed blade design with cutting height from 2 to 10 cm.

Drive

4WD, turns on the spot

All-wheel drive with true on-the-spot turning for tight ground.

Terrain

Climbs to 20 degrees

Stable on muddy and sloping ground where wheeled mowers struggle.

Power

Cobalt-free LFP battery

Around two hours and roughly an acre per charge, on a swappable battery. Optional dock tops it up on its own.

THE SOLKIND CONNECTION

Powered by the same battery we put in homes and farms.

Kelpie runs on a cobalt-free LFP battery. It is the same stable, long-life chemistry SolKind installs in homes, sheds and farms across Australia. The mower is what our energy thinking looks like out in the paddock.

Cobalt-free

LFP chemistry, ethically sourced, no cobalt.

Swappable

Swap the battery and keep going, or let the dock recharge it.

Same energy thinking

The approach we bring to your roof and your shed.

THE DETAIL

Specifications.

ChassisPowder-coated steel
BatteryCobalt-free LFP, swappable
Dimensions (LxWxH)103 x 104 x 55 cm
Run time2 h (48 Ah battery)
Net weight108 kg
Charging current20 A
IP ratingIP54
Charging time2.5 h
Travel speed6 km/h
Operating voltage48 V
Climbing abilityUp to 20 degrees
Cutting width79 cm
Mowing efficiency~0.2 ha/h
Cutting height2 to 10 cm
Control2.4 GHz remote / autonomous
Blade speed3,000 rpm
Drive motors400 W servo x 4
Blade motors850 W x 2
Kelpie autonomous electric mower, side view

QUESTIONS

Kelpie, answered.

Yes. It plans its own path and mows without an operator in the seat.

Kelpie uses satellite RTK positioning with radar and cameras to navigate and avoid obstacles. You schedule jobs and check progress from your phone.

Kelpie enquiry

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Last updated: July 2026