Articles by Geert Hekkert

The top model among the Claas combine harvesters currently is the Lexion 8900 TerraTrac. According to the Claas configurator, it has a base price of €749,185. Adding approximately €100,000 for options brings the total to €850,000. Then, including a 13.8-meter cutting header at €143,530 and a transport trailer costing €32,225, you just surpass the million mark. - Photo: Claas

13-02 | Expert opinion

‘Agricultural machinery breaks records with prices exceeding one million dollars each’

Maschio Gaspardo expects to sell approximately 5 ICARDO X4 robots in Italy and France in 2024. In 2023, 5 units were already in operation. - Photo: Maschio Gaspardo

09-02 | News

Italian ICARO X4 Robot decides when to combat fungi in vineyards

The Crover prototype is powered via cable and remotely controlled. By 2025, Crover aims for full autonomy. - Photo: Geert Hekkert

08-02 | News

Scottish Crover robot mixes and checks grain quality in bins

Odd.Bot-Maverick A computer model of the Maverick weeding robot, set to enter the market in 2024 for a price ranging from approximately €90,000 to €120,000. - Photos: Odd.Bot

08-02 | News

Odd.Bot takes to the Fields with Maverick weeding robot

The e-X1 equipped with a rotary harrow, showcasing its versatility for various agricultural tasks. - Photos: Yanmar

01-02 | News

Yanmar unveils electric concept e-X1 field robot for fossil-free agriculture

Perhaps in the future, humanoid robots can take the wheel and replace autonomous systems on tractors. - Photo captured by AI DALL·E.

19-01 | News

Join Future Farming’s autonomous retrofit kits buying guide for 2024

A 620 hp 9620Rx John Deere pulling a Bourgault air seeder on a big farm in Southwestern Saskatchewan Canada. - Photo: Mike Mitchell

12-01 | News

Linamar bolsters portfolio with acquisition of Bourgault

SentiV can cover up to 20 hectares per day. It specialises in monitoring cereal crops, such as barley and wheat. - Photo: Meropy

11-01 | News

Meropy ceases operations of robot SentiV due to lack of funding

Picture generated by AI

21-12-2023 | Expert opinion

‘The Humanoid revolution: A new farmhand with steel muscles?’

The HammerHead robot is one of the newcomers in Future Farming’s robot buying guide 2024 and thus a candidate for Ag Robot of the year 2024. - Photo: FieldRobotics

20-12-2023 | News

What robot should become the Ag Robot of the Year 2024?

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Geert Hekkert Chief editor of Future Farming