autonomy

At the Wieringermeerpolder, an autonomous Fendt tractor equipped with the iQuus Autonomy system was put to the test at Bloembollenbedrijf Ruiter-Wever. The innovative technology, developed by Dutch manufacturer GPX Solutions, offers farmers the opportunity to optimize labor and fieldwork with minimal supervision. While the system shows great promise, farmers are eager for improvements like reverse functionality to enhance its capabilities. – Photo: Theo Galama

09:30 | Article

Bright prospects for the unmanned tractor – Especially with reverse capability

Craig Rupp: I think the likes of tractor company is stuck in the Innovator’s Dilemma. I imagine there is a team working on the next bigger model. It’s in their DNA. There is nothing they can do to change that.” – Photo generated by AI DALL-E

19-11 | Expert opinion

‘Autonomy: The key to reducing horsepower — It’s not just smart, it’s the law’

Mississippi State University Assistant Professor Hussein Gharakhani, front, is a MAFES scientist whose research focuses on agricultural autonomy. Also pictured are Research Associate Jessica Wolfe and Assistant Professor Nuwan Wijewardane assessing a robot in a corn field as a UAV flies above at the university’s W.B. Andrews Agricultural Systems Research Farm. – Photo: Dominique Belcher

15-11 | News

MSU, John Deere partner for research to move agricultural autonomy forward

Source: World Robotics 2024

13-11 | News

Sales of service robots up 30% worldwide, agricultural robots +21%

The Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 Smart Vineyard Tractor is an impressive sight at the Eima 2024 trade show in Bologna, Italy. This narrow tractor, in a striking matte black finish with Pneutrac tires. Photos: Bas van Hattum

13-11 | Photo report

PHOTO | Eima 2024: Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 with autonomous kit

Vineatrac has a maximum speed of 5 km per hour and is capable of working on slopes up to 60%. – Photos: STEVmotion

08-11 | News

Autonomous Vineatrac tractor combines agility and innovation

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

07-11 | News

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

Guss spraying a pistachios field. – Photos: Maxence Guillaumot

07-11 | Article

4 Years, 8,000 hectares: A farmer’s insights on the GUSS autonomous sprayer robot

Kubota is introducing a kit that enables tractors to drive autonomously, developed in collaboration with a French startup company. – Photos: Bob Karsten.

04-11 | News

Kubota is working on an autonomous driving kit

An unmanned Fendt 724 operates a disc harrow in a field for sugar beet cultivation in the USA.. Photo: Misset

31-10 | Expert opinion

‘Overlooked logistics: Navigating the future of autonomous farming’