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Large Plant Model Allows LaserWeeder Operators to Update ‘Targets’ with a Thumb Tap

Carbon Robotics machines update global system each time they go to the field, boosting data in the machine-learning library which currently holds images of 150 million plants

By Dan Crummett posted on March 10, 2026 | Posted in AI in Agriculture, Product Innovations

Paul Mikesell, founder and CEO of Seattle-based CR, says LaserWeeders operating in 15 countries since 2022 have been cataloging various plant/weed species with each field pass, amassing the world’s largest and most diverse agricultural dataset.

Kubota Introduces Autonomous, Hydrogen Tractor

By Noah Newman posted on October 9, 2025 | Posted in Industry News, Autonomy & Robotics, Product Innovations

“We have developed an autonomous fuel cell tractor that integrates technologies for configuring and controlling hydrogen fuel cell systems optimized for tractors, along with autonomous driving and remote operation capabilities," the company says.

The Future of Autonomy: Panelists Discuss Opportunities, Challenges

This technology could be a paradigm shifter for agriculture, but expect an evolution, not a revolution, panelists say

By Christine Book posted on November 28, 2024 | Posted in Industry News, Autonomy & Robotics, Product Innovations

"There’s going to be something that happens here. I don’t know exactly what that will be, but being an implement manufacturer, having some control over what your machine is doing, and knowing you can tell some other system that you need input from what it’s doing is important."

[Video] Sabanto Expands Network of Dealers

By Noah Newman posted on October 11, 2024 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics, Product Innovations

Marketing Specialist Sara Gillum explains how Sabanto's retrofit kit can transform a conventional tractor into an autonomous tractor and the recent announcement of King Ranch Ag and Turf joining Sabanto's network of dealers and how this will affect the market.

Autonomous Deere 8R Tractor Refuses to Till, Citing Moral Concerns

April 1, 2024

Discover the tale of a farmer named Tom whose trusty autonomous tractor, JD, takes a stand against traditional farming practices, leading him on a journey to embrace sustainability and revolutionize agriculture in his quaint countryside town.

[Video] Behind the Scenes: Vanderloop Equipment Demo's Sabanto Autonomy Kit

October 13, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics, Product Innovations

Vanderloop Equipment demo's the Sabanto autonomy kit on a Fendt tractor for a customer in Wisconsin. Product specialist Mark Vanderloop chats with us in the cab as the system autonomously mows a 70-acre field.

Day in the Cab

Autonomy in Action: From the Phone to the Field

July 21, 2023 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support

Sabanto Vice President of Product Cory Spaetti takes us through the steps of operating an autonomous tractor from the field, and shares perspective on how the process frees up the operator to accomplish a wide array of tasks.

[Video] Inside the Cab of a John Deere Autonomous 8R410 Tractor

April 24, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics, Product Innovations

John Deere autonomy technical delivery manager Jeff Ronde takes us inside the cab of the Autonomous 8R410 Tractor.

[Technology Corner] First Look: Deere’s FurrowVision Brings Eyes of Grower into the Furrow

By Noah Newman posted on April 7, 2023

John Deere showcased some of its newest precision equipment at the company’s brand-new demonstration farm in Austin, Texas this week. Autonomy senior product manager Joe Liefer, from his phone, starting an autonomous 8410R tractor with a 2430 chisel plow attached.

Day in the Cab

Building a Mission Plan for an Autonomous Tractor

March 17, 2023 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support

Sabanto Vice President of Product Cory Spaetti pulls up the mission control site on his computer and shows how an operator, with the click of a mouse, can control their autonomous tractors from anywhere in the world. He walks us through the process of making a mission plan with the program.

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Bane Welker’s Unique Approach to Precision Service

We stopped by Case IH dealer Bane-Welker in Lebanon, Ind., on our way to the National Farm Machinery Show earlier this month. We had a great conversation with marketing manager Lindsay Yeager, who explained how the 13-store dealership takes a three-pronged approach to precision service. LEARN MORE https://www.precisionfarmingdealer.com/articles/7007-technology-corner-bane-welkers-unique-approach-to-precision-service

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