New Russian agricultural robot is on track to field trials “Siberian Tiger” is designed to monitor crops and soil conditions, using a set of cameras and sensors.
Crop.Zone electrophysical weeder enters European markets Crop.Zone receives funding to enter ag market in Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany.
Nexus Robotics’ robot La Chèvre to help farmers weed The weeding robot La Chèvre pulls out weeds that are very close to crops.
Will start-up Farming Revolution keep its word? Farming Revolution claims to have the largest plant image database in the world.
WEED-IT: Full coverage spraying and stepless nozzle control WEED-IT launches full coverage spraying and stepless nozzle control for optimal application rate.
CNH acquires minority stake in Zasso Zasso’s Electroherb solutions enable targeted, chemical-free weed control using electricity.
Nufarm and Crop.Zone use electricity to control weeds Nufarm and Crop.Zone partner to offer European growers an electronic weed control system in 2021.
Naio Technologies launches new version of Ted vineyard robot Naio’s vineyard robot Ted is now equipped with a tool-holder in the middle and its engine power increased.
Garford triple-bed Robocrop guided weeder Garford's Multi-Section Inter-Row guided hoe combines three single-bed units into one implement.
Zürn launches Top Cut Collect seed head mower The Top Cut Collect from Zürn Harvesting trims unwanted plants and disposes of the seed heads.
Naïo, Strube and Fraunhofer partner in robotics Naïo partners with Strube and Fraunhofer Institute to develop agricultural robotics solutions.
Dutch contractor offers autonomous arable services Dutch company Smart Agri Technology offers autonomous services to arable farmers using Robottis from AgroIntelli.
Autonomous robot to zap individual weeds RootWave and Small Robot Company are developing a weed zapping autonomous robot.
Naïo Technologies raises € 14 million French agricultural robots start-up aims to prepare its farm robots for mass production.
Bosch and BASF expand digital farming cooperation Bosch and BASF have established a digital farming project center for joint research and development.
Naïo Dino robot able to weed between lettuce Naïo Technologies is awarded a silver medal at Agritechnica for its inter-plant weed control solution.
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.
First weed bots common sight within 10 years Robots like the Odd.bot Weedwacker will soon find their way onto the fields to replace herbicides.
Dutch precision farming project NPPL kicks off The NPPL project (English: the National Experimental Ground for Precision Farming) kicks off.
AGCO: Proper sprayer set-up key to good weed control AGCO shows best practices to maximise the effectiveness of a weed-control program.
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.
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.
Automating weeding in iceberg lettuce Can robotisation solve the capacity problem of inter-row hoeing?
Robotti to reduce herbicide usage in sugar beets Using a Robotti tool carrier a 70% reduction in herbicide usage in sugar beets was achieved in Denmark.
Robots rule at Fira in Toulouse At the Fira robot congress some 20 robots were on display, mostly focusing on weed control.
Weed Chipper: mechanical alternative for herbicides The Australian Weed Chipper is a mechanical weeding machine for combating herbicide-resistant weeds.
Growave kills weeds using microwave technology Australian startup Growave will soon start trials using microwave technology to manage and control weeds.
‘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.
Experimenting with cover crops to suppress nutsedge The Portuguese Operational Group HortInf combats weeds with non-chemical alternatives.
Poulsen Robovator minimises chemicals and labour Sjaak Huetink is enthusiastic about using the Poulsen Robovator camera operated hoeing machine.
Intelligent sprayer targets individual weeds The occurrence of weeds does not always justify blanket application.
Self-learning sprayer not yet fully practice-ready An autonomous sprayer can save a farmer lots of time combating volunteer potatoes. The system that was recently...
Plant stress makes early season weed control critical Do you get anxious when there are weeds in the field? Your crops sure do!
Possibilities for agricultural drones seem endless According to experts, the drone is the most inexpensive method for fields smaller than 50 hectares.
AgFunder presents 12 agtech start-ups to watch Precision agriculture proves to be a fertile breeding ground for start-ups. Here’s a few to watch.