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06/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Experts say that robotic weeders are the “future of weeding” especially for specialty crops

The latest job to be taken over by robots is also one of the oldest and hardest ever invented. Robotic weeders are starting to become a common sight at farms that cultivate specialty crops. Experts claim they are going to be the “future of weeding,” according to an American Society on Agronomy article. University of […]

04/18/2018 / By David Williams

High-tech farm is using machines to re-establish old school microbiology for sustainable farming

What do you think farms of the future will look like? Will they use soil in the same way that it’s used now? Could they be operated completely by robots, with no humans ever stepping foot on them at all? Whatever they end up looking, they had better be capable of meeting the demands of […]

04/18/2018 / By David Williams

Robot with advanced cyber-hand put to work harvesting cauliflower for the EU

Robots can do a lot to help out in performing tedious and labor-intensive tasks. And while certain actions, such as harvesting a cauliflower, may seem simple enough, the fact is that it can be quite taxing after a while. After all, there are many different variables that need to be considered to get it right. […]

04/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Agriculture robot watches crops grow, providing data, analyses in real-time

A new crop phenotyping robot can take over the tedious task of watching over growing crops. The autonomous agricultural robot can analyze plants and transmit its findings in real-time, according to an article in ScienceDaily. Developed by a University of Illinois (U. of I.) research team, TerraSentia is 13 inches wide and weighs only 24 pounds. It is light […]

01/15/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Is techno-farming going to replace chemical farming? Some farmers are switching from herbicides to robots for their weed problems

Robotic weeders are growing in popularity, an expert said, to support the growth and proliferation of specialty crops, or crops that are not mass-produced, and which include vegetables like broccoli, onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. The necessity for the utilization of robotic weeders comes from two issues: one, a lack of herbicides that can be used for […]

08/09/2016 / By roboticsnews

Old MacDonald Had A FarmBot, I/O, I/O, I/O

“You kids these days don’t know how good you’ve got it. Back in the day, we had to actually get our hands in the soil and manually plant seeds, pull weeds, and water the garden. Nowadays, you just drag and drop your garden program routines from the safety of the couch, and let the FarmBot […]

07/14/2016 / By Martin Mavis

Meet FarmBot: An Open Source CNC Farming Machine (Video)

Humanity’s first open-source CNC farming machine:

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