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21-12-2023 | Expert opinion

‘The Humanoid revolution: A new farmhand with steel muscles?’

The HammerHead robot is one of the newcomers in Future Farming’s robot buying guide 2024 and thus a candidate for Ag Robot of the year 2024. - Photo: FieldRobotics

20-12-2023 | News

What robot should become the Ag Robot of the Year 2024?

The German engineering company Digital Workbench presents the Tipard 1800 field robot at the Agritechnica trade fair. Tipard 1800 is a modular autonomous tool carrier that is not only intended for hoeing machines but for many more applications. - Photos: Mark Pasveer

19-12-2023 | News

VIDEO | Modular Tipard 1800 field robot from Digital Workbench

Automatic steering without hands on the headland is possible with the TurnPath autopilot from the American manufacturer Ag Leader. - Photos: Ag Leader

18-12-2023 | News

Hands-free steering on headlands with TurnPath from Ag Leader

NPPL participants find an autonomous tractor interesting for monotonous and long-lasting (groundwork) tasks and for situations where two operations occur directly after each other. However, there is an important distinction between autonomous and unmanned, and route planning appears to be crucial.

14-12-2023 | Article

Unmanned autonomous tractor ‘mainly interesting for soil preparation’

Visitors can see the latest developments in agricultural robotic technology at World FIRA. - Photo: GOFAR

12-12-2023 | News

More than 20 in-field demos and dozens of robot manufacturers at World FIRA 2024

Karoly Ludvigh, ABZ Innovation chief executive, with the new L30 drone. - Photos: Chris McCullough

11-12-2023 | Article

Hungarian drone technology gaining credibility in crop spraying

Kratos technology was integrated into existing trucks with navigation systems, communication setups, lidar sensors, and software for autonomous operations. - Photo: Krakos

08-12-2023 | News

U.S. sugar beet farmers pioneer autonomous transport from field to factory

Dutch bulb grower Sjaak Huetink is interested in automation and autonomy, but he didn't immediately warm up to the idea of testing an autonomous tractor on his farm. - Photos: Koos Groenewold."

07-12-2023 | Article

Working with an unmanned autonomous tractor? Bulb grower is cautiously optimistic

The test specimen is moved over the system to test which areas the sensors can detect. - Photo: Dr. Christian Meltebrink

06-12-2023 | News

How safe are autonomous agricultural machines?

10-01 | Article

Field and harvest robot catalogue expands to 70 different models

New Robotics Lab to drive Dutch agricultural innovation

New navigation solution promises reliable positioning for drones, even without GPS