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According to a field robot market analysis there are now 55 percent more robots active than in 2021 worldwide. Multi-purpose field robots, such as this new Jo from Naïo Technologies, remain the most popular category. A total of 965 robots of this type are currently in operation globally, compared to 593 in late 2021. - Photo: Naïo Technologies

15-11-2022 | Article

Field robot market: 55% more field robots in operation in 2022

Farmers pump water to irrigate a rice field in Zixing, Hunan Province, China. Netafim announced the first ever carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice in order to reduce emissions and inputs. - Photo: CFOTO/Sipa USA

15-11-2022 | News

Netafim announces carbon credit program for drip-irrigated rice

Photos: Mark Pasveer

14-11-2022 | News

Smart machinery at SIMA 2022

During a visit to Steyr in Austria we saw the prototype hybrid tractor. Finished prototypes will be fully operational this year. - Photos: Jacco van Erkelens

11-11-2022

Steyr prototype hybrid tractor ready before the end of 2022

Around 20 autonomous field robots will be demonstrated at World FIRA 2023. - Photo: GOFAR

10-11-2022 | News

World FIRA 2023: Robots will put on a show in the field

EAVision, BASF and Bayer are working together to improve pesticide efficacy and improve yield in durian orchards with drone spraying.During the project, drones are used to complete droplets distribution of chemicals from the top of trees to the lower end of the trees. Leaves are sprayed front and back. - Photo: EAVision

10-11-2022 | Article

Drone spraying delivers high pesticide efficacy and better yield in durian orchards

Photo: Trimble

09-11-2022 | Interview

Frank Buschmeier, Trimble: “Liability is the biggest challenge in autonomous technology”

Waterapps uses meteorological weather data integrated with the indigenous knowledge of the farmers. - Photo: Canva

09-11-2022 | News

Long-term weather forecast app to help farmers with climate adaptation

The Case IH Magnum tractor with Raven Autonomy allows the combine operator to completely control the vehicle speed, combine-tractor synchronisation and the unloading of the crop into the grain trailer. - Photo: Case IH

08-11-2022 | News

Case IH presents Magnum tractor with Raven autonomy at SIMA

What field robots are currently for sale? Future Farming's buyer's guide provides an overview of all commercially available field robots.

08-11-2022 | Article

More than 50 commercially available field robots in the Future Farming buying guide 2023

The Manurob Loadix at SIMA 2022. - Photo Mark Pasveer

07-11-2022 | News

SIMA 2022: This is the most striking mechanisation news

Field Trials – Getting into the carbon market | part 2

07-11-2022 | Podcast

Field Trials – Getting into the carbon market | part 2

The first version of the Ted robot arrives at Château Cheval Blanc in 2020. - Photo: Maxence Guillaumot

04-11-2022 | Article

Pioneering Naïo’s Ted robot: Promising but not yet an alternative to the tractor

Photo: FIRA

04-11-2022 | News

VIDEO | 8 field robots in action at FIRA USA 2022