Jacto 400 JAV: Autonomous solution for precision spraying The Jacto 4000 JAV sprayer can operate autonomously. Laser-scanning ensures optimised application.
Dutch start-up AgXeed premieres ‘robot tractor 2.0’ AgXeed's robot tractor is equipped with a 156 hp diesel engine, electric drivetrain and 136 hp PTO.
Fendt demonstrates new generation Xaver field robots Fendt’s Xaver field robot now has 3 instead of 4 wheels, and is equipped with a seeding unit with a disc coulter.
Initiative to accelerate development of picking robots A British consortium aims to accelerate development and deployment of picking and packing robots.
Ultra violet lamp robots tackle grape powdery mildew Robots could soon be used to tackle powdery mildew in vineyards using ultra violet light.
Autonomous planting comes to the American Midwest Illinois-based company Sabanto pursues efficiency with smaller-scale approach to equipment.
Autonomy project to make 10,000 combines self-driving 10,000 combine harvesters in Russia are to be equipped with autonomous driving systems.
FIRA 2020 robotics event goes virtual FIRA will provide participants with online live access to speakers, stand tours and interactions with exhibitors.
CIMAT project on quest for multifunctional robots The cross-border project CIMAT aims to develop small scale multifunctional robots for agriculture.
Project to make agricultural robots smarter A new form of artificial intelligence toolkit for core robotic functionalities is to be developed.
Kubota and Aurea partner in precision ag Kubota Corporation and Aurea Imaging aim to make the full fruit growing cycle as autonomous as possible.
Agerris farm robots getting ready for commercialisation Australian Agerris has raised AUD $ 6.5 million from deep tech investors to produce its new robots.
Naïo, Strube and Fraunhofer partner in robotics Naïo partners with Strube and Fraunhofer Institute to develop agricultural robotics solutions.
Plantium launches Terran robot for selective spraying The Terran autonomous electric robot for selective spraying is to reduce the compounds used by up to 90%.
Raven to acquire full ownership of DOT Raven Industries expands its market share in precision ag technology through the acquisition of DOT Technology...
DOT Power Platform available this spring Raven Industries and DOT Technology Corp are preparing for commercialisation of the Dot Power Platform this spring.
How to prepare for arrival of a robot on your farm Introducing a robot on your farm requireres proper preparation and the ability to deal with change.
RoamIO autonomous robot improves employee efficiency Ontario ag-service company Haggerty Creek uses small, adaptable robot to complete time-consuming tasks.
Virus hits autonomous operations at Hands Free Hectare The enforced break due to COVID-19 allows Hands Free Hectare to develop new autonomous strategies.
Autonomous asparagus harvesters minimise labour The race is on to develop efficient, reliable and affordable autonomous asparagus harvesters.
Robotics Plus beta tests Unmanned Ground Vehicles The UGV’s can replace a heavy tractor vehicle with a human operator with a smaller, unmanned machine.
The robots are advancing…but not up a hill! There still is a huge journey to travel for weeding robots to completely take over from manual labour.
Eastern Canada gets its first working DOT Power Platform Operators of Eastern Canada’s first DOT Power-Platform are very enthused with its performance so far.
Jumping robot helps farming robotics take leap forward The CropHopper robot is able to quickly travel across fields and work for much longer than a drone.
California dreamin’: a French weeding robot in America Naïo Technologies is currently running its Dino autonomous vegetable weeding robot in California.
Yanmar develops modular robotic platform for agriculture Agro-bot to be used to monitor and control crops, take soil samples and accurately target chemicals.
Automating weeding in iceberg lettuce Can robotisation solve the capacity problem of inter-row hoeing?
SwarmFarm goes global with agricultural robots Robotics firm SwarmFarm is raising 6 million Australian dollars to upscale the company.
Pixel farming: "plots" of 10 by 10 centimeters The Almkerk Campus in the Netherlands applies pixel farming.
Robots rule at Fira in Toulouse At the Fira robot congress some 20 robots were on display, mostly focusing on weed control.
SwarmFarm and Green Atlas develop thinning robot SwarmFarm Robotics and Green Atlas are developing robots for flower counting and thinning in apple orchards.
Autonomous Case IH Magnum still to feature cab The autonomous tractors of the future will feature cabs, says Brad Lukac of CNH.
Artificial intelligence perfectly able to grow crops Robotisation of food production has major advantages. Robots are light and make staff superfluous.
HuizingHarvest demonstrates autonomous combine Dutch company HuizingHarvest demonstrated their combine harvester, which they turned into an autonomous vehicle.