Kubota Unveils Electric Autonomous Tractor Concept at CES 2026

CES is usually known for flashy screens and futuristic cars, so seeing a farm machine grab attention there says a lot. At CES 2026, Kubota did exactly that by unveiling an electric autonomous tractor concept that looks less like a traditional tractor and more like something out of a sci-fi movie. Fittingly, Kubota calls it Transformer.

Kubota arrived at the show with several electric and autonomous agriculture ideas, all aimed at making farming cleaner and more efficient. But Transformer was the one people stopped to look at, partly because of the name and partly because of what it claims to do.

Transformer: Not a Fixed Tractor, But a Moving Platform

What makes the Transformer different is that it isn’t built around a fixed shape. Kubota describes it as a “concept versatile platform” that can expand, contract and move across all axes, x, y, and z. In simple terms, the machine can change its physical form depending on the job.

Instead of owning different machines for different tasks, Kubota’s idea is to let one autonomous unit handle multiple roles. The Transformer concept can be fitted with ploughs, buckets, brush hogs and even articulated robotic arms. Kubota says the idea behind this flexibility is simple: one machine doing the work that currently needs several different ones. Whether that actually happens on farms is another question.

The company also stayed quiet on hard details. There were no numbers shared on power, battery capacity, or how the machine would perform in real field conditions. That silence itself makes it clear this is still very much a concept, not something heading to dealerships anytime soon.

Conclusion: What Happens Next?

Kubota hasn’t put a timeline on the Transformer, and it hasn’t promised production either. What CES 2026 really showed is the direction things are moving in. Electric drives, autonomous operation and machines that change their role instead of being replaced. Even if this exact tractor never sees a field, the thinking behind it probably will.