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Vino Farms works with John Deere tractors. These now operate autonomously with Bluewhite's kit. - Photos: Maxence Guillaumot

21-02-2023 | Article

Working with Bluewhite’s autonomous tractor kit: ‘It paid for itself after one season’

California is the biggest agricultural producer in the US. But the state appears to be in the backseat when it comes to autonomous farming technology. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health decided that there wasn’t enough evidence to determine if autonomous equipment was safe enough. - Photo: Monarch Tractor

20-02-2023 | Article

How over-regulating hinders autonomous farming technology

Trimble field tested the path planning technology with Horsch. Horsch was able to experience fully automated spraying by testing the latest path planning technologies in real-time on farms in Europe. - Photo: Trimble

20-02-2023 | News

Trimble takes step towards full autonomy with new path planning technology

The Traxx Concept H2 prototype is fuelled by hydrogen. - Photos: Mick Roberts

17-02-2023 | Article

These 3 ag robots made their debut at FIRA 2023

To vary the applications the Teyme Weta autonomous sprayer robot uses real time Lidar and laser vision systems. - Photos: Mick Roberts

16-02-2023 | Article

Autonomous sprayer robot for vineyards applies variable rates

ExactShot places starter fertiliser precisely onto seeds as they are planted in the soil. - Photo: John Deere

16-02-2023 | Article

Scientist Susanne Schmidt: ‘ExactShot precision fertilisation is a piece of the puzzle’

TeleFarmer is an autonomous farming platform inclusing an electric tractor for automating day-to-day tasks in specialty crops.

16-02-2023 | News

Telefarmer: Autonomous farming platform from app to tractor

A Thai farmer checks his DJI agricultural drone in Roi Et, Thailand. China-made agricultural drones are increasingly being used over grainfields in southeast Asia. - Photo: Xinhua/Wang Teng

15-02-2023 | News

Agricultural drones market to hit revenue of US$ 14,237.6 million by 2033

Stimuli-responsive polymers can be used to create small-scale, wirelessly controlled soft-bodied robots that can walk, swim and jump. Now, for the first time, scientists have created a miniature robot that can fly and could be used for artificial pollination. - Photo: Jiangfeng Yang, Tampere University

15-02-2023 | News

Flying robot could be used for artificial pollination

The hydrogen-powered drone is the first in HevenDrones' new product line of carbon neutral hydrogen-powered commercial drones. - Photo: HevenDrones

14-02-2023 | News

Hydrogen-powered drone for crop scouting and spraying

An example of how weed identication can reduce use of herbicides. Sensors mounted on the sprayer boom locate weeds, pests and diseases, identified by AI algorithms with software then operating single nozzles to apply targeted treatments. - Photo: Exxact Robotics

14-02-2023 | Article

Spraying with better weed identification

The Auga M1 methane-electric tractor runs on biomethane with a combustion engine and converts it into electricity for electric wheel motors. - Photo: Auga Group

13-02-2023 | News

Auga Group builds zero-series methane-electric tractor

World FIRA 2023 attracted record numbers of field robot manufacturers and participant and confirmed the increasing uptake of ag robotics.

10-02-2023 | Article

Biggest FIRA ever confirms rising interest in ag robotics

The InsightTRAC Rover is the winner of the enhanced ag robot of the year award. - Photo: InsightTRAC

09-02-2023 | News

InsightTRAC Rover wins Ag Robot of the Year award 2023

While tremendous hype around fully autonomous tractors remains, the greatest value for farmers at this point is automation. - Photo: John Deere

08-02-2023 | Expert opinion

What to expect from precision ag in 2023

HarvestEye provides insights on root crops during harvest as the crop is lifted. It fits to existing harvesting equipment and gives information on the performance of the whole field. - Photo: HarvestEye

08-02-2023 | News

HarvestEye 2.0 delivers faster crop measurement during harvest of root crops