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09-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Level playing field for new farming technology? No!

Swiss ecoRobotix selected Fira for the world premiere of its new Avo weed control robot. The previous one - much smaller with a Delta arm and one nozzle - had too low a capacity and is now marketed as a scouting robot. The 2.04m wide Avo detects weeds with RGB cameras and its own light source and sprays them with one or more of 52 nozzles. The electric robot must be able to work 12 to 16 hours in a row. It will be tested in 2020 and 30 zero series models will follow in 2021 for around ¬ 80,000.

09-06-2020 | News

FIRA 2020 robotics event goes virtual

App lets Kenyan farmer profit from full farm potential

08-06-2020 | News

App lets Kenyan farmer profit from full farm potential

WUR: Strip cropping attracts pest combating insects

06-06-2020 | News

WUR: Strip cropping attracts pest combating insects

Canadians looking for more home-grown tech solutions

05-06-2020 | Article

Canadians looking for more home-grown tech solutions

With agricultural production on the rise and (locally) less or less dependable rainfall, it's becoming more important to manage the available water as best as you can. Sensors can help to get the necessary insight.

04-06-2020 | Article

Market insight into moisture meters and a glimpse of the future

XAG Drone JetSeed Module Conducts Direct Seeding on Rice Paddy

04-06-2020 | News

XAG rice seeding drone to mitigate labour shortage in China

ATLAS Horizon 2020 looking for agtech projects to fund

03-06-2020 | News

ATLAS Horizon 2020 looking for agtech projects to fund

$ 3 million for Saturas precision irrigation system

03-06-2020 | News

$ 3 million for Saturas precision irrigation system

Report: Taiwan prime target for agtech exporters

02-06-2020 | Article

Report: Taiwan prime target for agtech exporters

APV front tank for applying liquids while planting

29-05-2020 | News

APV front tank for applying liquids while planting

CropHopper is a jumping robot that operates autonomously. Jumping up to 10 m per point, (for 10 m x 10 m grid boxes) it stops and takes 12 m² high- resolution images. In the future it will also be able to apply spot sprays and it has already killed weeds with a rotary hoe.

28-05-2020 | Article

Jumping robot helps farming robotics take leap forward

Using drones to locate drainage pipes

28-05-2020 | News

Using drones to locate drainage pipes

SensoTerra launches new Multi Depth soil moisture sensor

27-05-2020 | News

SensoTerra launches new Multi Depth soil moisture sensor

Six agtech startups selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator

27-05-2020 | News

Six agtech startups selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator