Tech in focus

Craig Rupp: I think the likes of tractor company is stuck in the Innovator’s Dilemma. I imagine there is a team working on the next bigger model. It’s in their DNA. There is nothing they can do to change that.” – Photo generated by AI DALL-E

19-11-2024 | Expert opinion

‘Autonomy: The key to reducing horsepower — It’s not just smart, it’s the law’

Mississippi State University Assistant Professor Hussein Gharakhani, front, is a MAFES scientist whose research focuses on agricultural autonomy. Also pictured are Research Associate Jessica Wolfe and Assistant Professor Nuwan Wijewardane assessing a robot in a corn field as a UAV flies above at the university’s W.B. Andrews Agricultural Systems Research Farm. – Photo: Dominique Belcher

15-11-2024 | News

MSU, John Deere partner for research to move agricultural autonomy forward

Last year, the innovative Digital Workbench Tipard 1800 won the Ag-Robot of the Year 2024 title, as decided by public vote. – Photo: Mark Pasveer

15-11-2024 | News

Last call: Showcase your Ag-Robot in the Future Farming Ag-robot buying guide 2025

The machines are designed for ease of operation, requiring only one operator to load seedling trays into the cassette. Photos: TTS

14-11-2024 | News

High-speed robotic transplanters for precision seedling planting

Source: World Robotics 2024

13-11-2024 | News

Sales of service robots up 30% worldwide, agricultural robots +21%

The Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 Smart Vineyard Tractor is an impressive sight at the Eima 2024 trade show in Bologna, Italy. This narrow tractor, in a striking matte black finish with Pneutrac tires. Photos: Bas van Hattum

13-11-2024 | Photo report

PHOTO | Eima 2024: Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 with autonomous kit

The American edition of the premier robotics event for open-field crops, FIRA, attracted 2,200 attendees from 38 countries to Woodland, California, from October 22 to 24. Among them were 500 growers, who primarily focused on evaluating weed control machines. – Photos: René Koerhuis

12-11-2024 | Article

FIRA USA 2024 – Drones take over aerial spraying

The American edition of the premier robotics event for open-field crops, FIRA, attracted 2,200 attendees from 38 countries to Woodland, California, from October 22 to 24. Among them were 500 growers, who primarily focused on evaluating weed control machines. – Photos: René Koerhuis

11-11-2024 | Article

FIRA USA 2024 – Robotic automation in arable farming becomes more diverse

In future, robotic grippers with haptic capabilities will be able to grab and sort apples and other fruit more gently. The gripper developed in the BioGrip project adapts to the apple’s shape. – Photo: Fraunhofer IWS

08-11-2024 | News

The robotic hand learns to feel

Vineatrac has a maximum speed of 5 km per hour and is capable of working on slopes up to 60%. – Photos: STEVmotion

08-11-2024 | News

Autonomous Vineatrac tractor combines agility and innovation

Amazone significantly expands factory in Leipzig

02-05 | Expert opinion

‘Capital Expenses – Part 1: Rethinking Big Iron’

Tx Trimble launches NAV-960 GNSS receiver for precision farming