With the ultimate objective of developing an unmanned ground vehicle capable of independently assessing soil health, a team of scientists is using spectroscopic technology that measures the interaction of different wavelengths, or colors, with chemical compounds found in soil.
New Holland and Bluewhite announced a partnership to collaborate on distribution, manufacturing and integration of Bluewhite’s autonomous solutions for New Holland tractors in North America.
The company’s Pathfinder product is retrofitted onto any tractor and leverages computer vision, AI, and smart implements integration to navigate and execute multiple tasks autonomously, from crop seeding and spraying to mowing and harvesting.
Industry leaders from all over the globe shared their vision for the future of autonomous farming, and over 45 exhibitors packed the Fresno Convention Center to showcase their newest robots. Here are some of our top moments.
Introducing the new Guardian SC1, an autonomous, unmanned aerial sprayer from Guardian Agriculture. This all electric machine can carry a 50 gallon payload while covering approximately 40 acres in a day, with minimal downtime due to its battery power.
The machine combines Deere’s 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance system and new advanced technologies. The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year.
With significant capacity for machine production and 5 acres for testing, this new facility is positioned to be the central campus for precision and autonomous agriculture innovation, training and service for Raven Canada.
A team of researchers from Harper Adams University in the UK say they are the first in the world to complete a harvest – from sowing and fertilizing all the way through to the actual harvest of the crop – using robotic technology and autonomous vehicles.
I tagged along with the precision crew at John Deere dealer Riesterer and Schnell in eastern Wisconsin last week. Among the several takeaways from the visit, they told me there’s one precision tool in particular that’s really paying off for farmers right now.
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