Farm machinery design has always centered on the needs of humans, but the growing presence of autonomy in agriculture could change this, suggests Tyler Niday, cofounder and CEO of US-based Bonsai Robotics.
“These next 3 years will be an important period for learning about autonomy and how it can be used in our area to show ROI to our customers," one dealer said.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and smart agriculture technology leader XAG are set to accelerate agricultural automation and innovation in the Philippines through digital agriculture and precision farming using drone technology.
Precision Farming Dealer editor Christine Book jotted down some highlights, quotable quotes and intel shared during the 2-day event — which brought attendees and speakers from across the U.S., not to mention friends from Canada, Germany’s Michael Horsch and team, and others.
The investment, led by Iconic Ventures, alongside PolKa Capital Management, regional farmers, private investors, and Horizon (Flevoland’s development agency), will accelerate the development and commercialization of Odd.Bot’s Maverick—a fully autonomous, AI-powered weeding robot designed to eliminate manual labor and chemical herbicides in farming.
Autonomous agricultural vehicles are equipped with advanced sensors, GPS, and AI to perform tasks, such as planting, harvesting, and soil analysis with high accuracy and efficiency.
Agricultural robotics isn't just future tech—it's already transforming how food makes it from field to fork, though perhaps not in the ways you'd expect.
2025 will start with a bang, and I can’t wait to check out some of the new technology on display at these shows, including the following winners of the World Ag Expo’s Top 10 New Products contest.
We had a front-row seat to the launch of AEF’s Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) at AGRITECHNICA a few weeks ago, which promises to ease the process of data sharing for farmers and dealers.
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