Articles by Ed Asscheman

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

The AgXeed 5.115T2 is Tractor of the Year in the new category dedicated to robot tractors. – Photo: Toty

07-11-2024 | News

AgXeed 5.115T2 Tractor of the Year 2025 in the category robot tractors

An agricultural robot pulls hoes across the soil between rows of corn. – Photo: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

06-11-2024 | News

Illinois study explores adoption of robotic weeding to fight superweeds

GrowSphere is an operating system automating precision irrigation and fertigation. – Photos: Netafim

05-11-2024 | News

Netafim announces irrigation innovations at EIMA 2024

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researchers are piloting new robotic grape pickers. – Photo: QMUL

30-10-2024 | News

QMUL researchers pioneer AI and robotics to transform vineyard harvests

The Value Line Steering solution is a package that includes a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, electric steering wheel controller, touchscreen console, and Horizon Lite software, compatible with front-wheel-steer tractors. – Photo: Topcon

25-10-2024 | News

Topcon Agriculture introduces Value Line Steering solution

The University of Essex (UK) has been working with world-famous jam makers, Wilkin & Sons, to test robots which can harvest and package strawberries. _ Photo: University of Essex

24-10-2024 | News

Strawberry-picking robot to speed up harvest and tackle labour crisis

Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics, today announced that it has secured $70 Million in Series D funding. - Photo: Carbon Robotics

23-10-2024 | News

Carbon Robotics secures $70 million in funding

The Lemken Solitair ST meets all requirements from plough tillage to mulch tillage. – Photos: Lemken

22-10-2024 | News

Lemken Solitair ST: customised seed drill technology for large farms

Photo: Canva

21-10-2024 | News

Vive fastens the introduction of crop protection products

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Ed Asscheman Online editor Future Farming