AgrotechNaïo's SANKA robot pulls the implements farmers already own
The French firm's 2.2-tonne electric tracked carrier uses a standard three-point hitch and power take-off, works a full day on its own and won an award at EIMA in Bologna.
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AgrotechDutch prototype puts liquid fertiliser in the root zone, with a robot in mind
A light disc fertiliser shown at a Dutch demo day places liquid plant nutrition directly in the soil, and its backers want to build it into an electric robot that refills itself at a docking station.
AgrotechZenaDrone builds a trailer that recharges and refills up to five spraying drones in the field
ZenaTech's drone unit is testing a mobile operations trailer in Arizona that launches, recovers, recharges and refills its IQ Octo farm drones automatically, so one crew can spray, seed and spread over more acres a day.
AgrotechVermeer's autonomous Bale Hawk collects 257 round bales in a 24-hour test
Vermeer's driverless Bale Hawk picked up 257 round bales in 24 hours, about 10.7 an hour, carrying three at a time to a set unloading row; the machine is still a concept and not for sale.
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Bonsai Robotics builds 3D field simulations to train farm robots before they arrive
Bonsai World turns satellite images of a farm into a 3D environment where the company's autonomy software can rehearse routes and meet dust, animals and vehicles before a machine enters the real field.
AgrotechEquipment makers map three levels of AI now built into farm machines
A new whitepaper from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers sorts the artificial intelligence in tractors, sprayers and other farm machines into assist, advise and act levels, and sets out what responsible deployment requires.