Initiative to accelerate development of picking robots A British consortium aims to accelerate development and deployment of picking and packing robots.
Raven advances VSN guidance technology Full canopy guidance and automatic row turnaround are added to Raven’s VNS Visual Guidance System.
FIRA 2020 robotics event goes virtual FIRA will provide participants with online live access to speakers, stand tours and interactions with exhibitors.
Project to make agricultural robots smarter A new form of artificial intelligence toolkit for core robotic functionalities is to be developed.
Agerris farm robots getting ready for commercialisation Australian Agerris has raised AUD $ 6.5 million from deep tech investors to produce its new robots.
Precision harvesting market to grow to USD 22.9 billion Increasing adoption of autonomous combine harvesters and harvesting robots are driving the market growth.
FJ Dynamics to launch LandMaster Navigation in Europe FJ Dynamics’ LandMaster Navigation System uses AI for automatically straight driving.
Precision farming market to grow to $12.8 billion Increased adoption of variable rate, remote sensing and guidance technology are fuelling the growth.
DOT Power Platform available this spring Raven Industries and DOT Technology Corp are preparing for commercialisation of the Dot Power Platform this spring.
Farm robots market to be worth $ 20.6 Billion by 2025 Increasing affordability of IoT and GPS technologies is driving the growth of the market.
Naïo Technologies raises € 14 million French agricultural robots start-up aims to prepare its farm robots for mass production.
XAG launches autonomous farm robot XAG has released the R80 Agricultural Utility Vehicle, an autonomous, multifunctional farm robot.
Raven names Executive Director for Raven Autonomy Raven Industries has named Wade Robey as Executive Director of Raven Autonomy.
RoboCrops aims to accelerate robotics development The first edition of the RoboCrops event will take place on 23 and 24 April in the Netherlands.
iTarra introduces multifunctional robot tractor The iTarra robot tractor is designed for manufacturers who want to make their implements autonomous.
Yanmar makes robot tractor affordable Tractor manufacturer Yanmar continues to convert normal tractors into robot tractors.
Governments must change rules of automation It is inevitable that the food production will automate further.
Self-learning algorithm gets better at weed detection Thanks to deep-learning robots that can combat weeds site-specifically are becoming reality.
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.
10 AgTech products/services we aren’t ready for yet There is always some new cool thing or company being created these days, but are we ready for them?
AI to replace farmer's knowledge? Artificial intelligence will soon become part of a farmer's day-to-day operations.
Why is adoption of precision ag so slow? Precision agriculture is a win-win. But if that is true, why is the adoption of precision agriculture so slow?
Precision farming isn’t only arable The latest management systems are used by Stubbs Farming in its dairy enterprises and the arable farming that...
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.
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.
YieldTec robots to end labour shortages in orchards New Zealand startup YieldTec wants to introduce robots to fruit picking.
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.
Robots rule at Fira in Toulouse At the Fira robot congress some 20 robots were on display, mostly focusing on weed control.
GPS test: A choice between convenience or freedom Future Farming took a seat behind 6 factory-fitted GPS guidance systems and put them to the test.
SwarmFarm and Green Atlas develop thinning robot SwarmFarm Robotics and Green Atlas are developing robots for flower counting and thinning in apple orchards.
Harmonising standards for agricultural robots The current regulatory context for agricultural robots is at times ill-suited and inaccurate.
Peanut grower increases yield with precision ag tools Brazilian peanut grower José Luis de Souza Neto has increased his yield with the help of precision ag tools.
Trimble to be full precision farming service provider Trimble moves to becoming a full precision farming service provider.
Use of robots in greenhouse horticulture increasing The use of robots among greenhouse growers in the Netherlands has increased compared to last year.
Artificial intelligence perfectly able to grow crops Robotisation of food production has major advantages. Robots are light and make staff superfluous.
21 autonomous tractor projects around the world Future Farming took a look at 21 projects involving autonomous agricultural vehicles.
thingc Robotics starts trials with electric robot Australian startup thingc Robotics expects to deliver its first commercial farm robot in 18 months.
‘Far less drama’ than expected with SwarmFarm robot Cotton grower Jamie Grant is the first to use a commercial SwarmFarm robot with a WEED-IT system.
HuizingHarvest demonstrates autonomous combine Dutch company HuizingHarvest demonstrated their combine harvester, which they turned into an autonomous vehicle.