Tech in focus

The Auga M1 features a hybrid drive system. You “refuel” with (bio)methane gas, which powers the combustion engine. A generator mounted at the back of the engine produces electricity for the wheel motors and the battery pack. – Photos: Mark Pasveer.

05-11-2024 | Article

The hybrid Auga M1: A Lithuanian powerhouse in testing phase

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

04-11-2024 | News

Kubota is working on an autonomous driving kit

A John Deere 1030 is fitted with the SteadySteer motor. – Photos: Jos Wisse

04-11-2024 | Article

Autopilot on the farm: ‘When you don’t have to steer anymore, you can go much longer’

There is significant interest in robotic weeding as labor for this task is becoming increasingly scarce, and the range of available crop protection products is shrinking each year. – Photo: Koos Groenewold

01-11-2024 | Analysis

Robotization struggles to scale up: Regulations slow agricultural progress

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

31-10-2024 | Expert opinion

‘Overlooked logistics: Navigating the future of autonomous farming’

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researchers are piloting new robotic grape pickers. – Photo: QMUL

30-10-2024 | News

QMUL researchers pioneer AI and robotics to transform vineyard harvests

Erik Pekkeriet leads the Vision and Robotics program team at Wageningen UR.

30-10-2024 | News

WUR-researcher: ‘Selective harvesting is the biggest challenge for robots’

Photo: Agreenculture

29-10-2024 | Article

Part 2: What technology will lead the way: autonomous tractors or field robots?

New Holland IntelliSense Automation uses a sensor on the roof to scan the swath and automatically adjust the tractor’s speed. simultaneously, the system takes over steering, allowing practically hands-free baling – Photos: Bob Karsten

29-10-2024 | Article

Hands-Free baling with New Holland IntelliSense automation

Autonomous Kioti RT100 offers 3 autonomous modes

13-03 | Article

Dutch farmers to put field robots to the test

Biome Makers: Soil Biology Integration with John Deere, CNH & FieldView