Mazex to launch Tobisuke J10 agricultural drone for 10 L of liquid and 10 kg of granular materials

Mazex Co., Ltd. announced on October 30, 2026, that it will launch the Tobisuke J10 agricultural drone in November 2026. The drone handles 10 L of liquid and 10 kg of granular materials. Its mechanism can deploy or fold one arm in about 0.5 seconds, and it adjusts pesticide discharge according to flight speed. Mazex said it designed the drone with ease of use in Japanese agricultural settings in mind, covering transport and preparation as well as maintenance after spraying.

In addition to a capacity of 10 L of liquid and 10 kg of granular materials, the Tobisuke J10 incorporates automated preparation tasks, battery operation using 200 V charging and maintenance and repair support for five years after the product is discontinued. Whether Mazex’s stated goals of reducing the burden of adoption and making operation easier are achieved will depend on the price, its operating record in the field and the support provided after the product is discontinued.

A key design feature of the Tobisuke J10 is that it treats the entire operation as a continuous process—from arriving at a field and starting work to ongoing use and the period after the aircraft is no longer in service—rather than focusing solely on its spray capacity. Alongside its 10 L liquid and 10 kg granular-material capacity, it offers specific mechanisms for arm deployment, calibration, discharge settings, charging and maintenance. The product appears designed to frame the burden of adoption broadly, including travel between fields, preparation time, the number of batteries needed and the period during which repairs are possible after the product is discontinued, rather than evaluating an agricultural drone only by its in-flight performance. Its novel aspect is the extension of the aircraft’s functionality to tasks before and after flight. The arms can be deployed or folded in about 0.5 seconds each, preflight calibration is automated, and the system automatically calculates spray output based on speed and pump power. These features are designed to avoid treating piloting, preparation and adjustment of spraying conditions as separate manual tasks. However, the aircraft’s 10 L liquid and 10 kg granular-material capacity and its spraying functions alone do not determine the actual area covered or the time required. Performance in the field, including field conditions and operating methods, needs to be assessed separately from the specifications in the announcement. The combination of charging and maintenance also distinguishes the product’s positioning. Mazex cites a charging time of about 12 minutes with 200 V power and anticipates an operation in which batteries are charged and swapped during work using a generator or other equipment. The company has also set the maintenance period at five years after the product is discontinued, rather than five years after launch. The offering covers not only the aircraft, batteries, charging equipment and repairs as separate choices, but also operating costs and the period of use after purchase. However, the company has not specified the number of batteries needed, the total cost of adoption or how well work can continue under different charging conditions. ALLYNAV AG/JAPAN to sell Mazex’s Tobisuke agricultural drones nationwide reported on August 21, 2026, on the sales network for Mazex agricultural drones. Following the sales expansion of existing models, this announcement can be seen as a product-side effort to integrate transport, preparation, spraying and maintenance into the design of a new 10 L-class model. Mazex says it revised its production system in the first half of 2026 and lowered the sales prices of the Tobisuke series; how cost reductions from mass production relate to the J10’s pricing is also an issue to watch. On the components side, a mechanism jointly developed with Tochigiya, a mechanical-parts manufacturer, is incorporated into the arm mechanism, which is operated repeatedly. This is an example of a manufacturer incorporating a parts company’s mechanical expertise into product usability rather than limiting design to the aircraft maker alone. Issues to follow include the price, actual sales volume, spraying performance and durability in the field, variations in charging time depending on conditions, the content of app updates, and the track record of parts supply and repair operations after the product is discontinued. These cannot be assessed from the announcement alone and will need to be verified to connect the product specifications with sustained use in the field.

The Tobisuke J10 supports five types of satellite positioning, including Michibiki (QZSS), and comes standard with an altitude-maintenance radar and an obstacle-detection radar. Its spraying system uses a brushless water pump with a maximum flow rate of 5 L/min and pressurized nozzles. An app automatically calculates pump output based on spraying conditions. The one-touch arm attachment was jointly developed with mechanical-parts manufacturer Tochigiya. The drone uses a smart battery equipped with a BMS and can be charged in about 12 minutes with 200 V power, according to Mazex’s estimate. The company also says the app supports updates and that maintenance and repairs will be available for five years after the product is discontinued.

The one-touch arm mechanism jointly developed with Tochigiya is a concrete example of technology from a Japanese mechanical-parts manufacturer being incorporated into the deployment and folding mechanism of an agricultural drone. It highlights the link with Japan’s machinery-parts industry, with the durability and maintainability of repeatedly operated components contributing to product value alongside flight performance.