field robots

A number of precision farming technologies were on display for the first time at the DLG Feldtage, including the spot spraying sensor technology from Kubota in collaboration with the Norwegian start-up Dimensions Agri Technologies (DAT), pictured above left. Photo's: René Koerhuis

11-09 | Article

PHOTO | More precision farming techniques at DLG Feldtage

Burro in mowing mode, on the 45S cherries farms. – Photos: Maxence Guillaumot

05-09 | Article

New Zealand farmer struggles to fully tame his 6 Burro field robots

A new component of DLG Feldtage is the FarmRobotix program. The small electric Up field robot from the Dutch start-up Aigro drove in a fixed pattern during the outdoor fair, mowing the grass between the imaginary rows of (fruit) trees. This is one of the tasks for which the vehicle is designed. Aigro has already sold several Ups. – Photos: Koos Groenewold

04-09 | Article

PHOTO | Robots as the Focus of the FarmRobotix Program at DLG Feldtage

Carefully and almost silently, the Harvy 500 moves through the rows of blueberry bushes.The machine manages to shake off 800 to 1,000 kilograms of blueberries from the bushes every hour with rotating vibrating fingers. – Photo: Mark Pasveer

02-09 | News

Where are the harvesting and fruit picking robots?

In Flanders (Inagro), Wallonia (CRA-W), and France (Arvalis and Chambre d’agriculture de la Somme), test platforms are being established to integrate, test, and evaluate various robotic systems. – Photo: Inagro

29-08 | News

Flemish agriculture accelerates implementation of robotic systems

Whole field analysis through plant-by-plant monitoring in soya beans.

02-08 | Article

Brazilian farmer invests in 10 robots for 3,700 acres of crop protection

Some customers in Poland are using up to 14 implements on the Naïo robot Orio. Photo: Naïo Technologies

31-07 | Article

Robot manufacturers intensify focus on Australian vegetable market

The key changes of the updated Ekobot WEAI weeding robot include a unique chassis and variable ground clearance. – Photo: René Koerhuis

26-07 | News

Ekobot weeding robot with variable ground clearance

On the occasion of the 500th Farmdroid, there is now the Limited Black Edition. – Photo: Farmdroid Denmark

25-07 | Article

Farmers with the Farmdroid FD20: learning by doing (2)

New appearance on the Dutch fields. The Farmdroid FD20 that independently seeds and then hoes. - Photos: Peter Roek

23-07 | Article

Farmdroid promising: users learn a lot (1)