CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A semiautonomous robot may soon be roaming agricultural fields gathering and transmitting real-time data about the growth and development of crops, information that crop breeders -- ...

Sustainable agriculture continues to spread at an accelerated pace and farmers need all the help they can get in order to cope with the increasing workload. California-based company Iron Ox ...

Sorry, Lassie. Your days as a farmer's best friend may be numbered. Salah Sukkarieh, a professor of robotics at Sydney University, is the project lead for ...

Robotic lawn mowers for homeowners are more capable and user-friendly than ever. Here’s what’s new, what they cost, and what you’ll get if you buy one. Alexander Traksel / GETTY IMAGES Ready to gain ...

It’s not yet life on the farm, but North Dakota State University researchers at the Big Iron farm show in West Fargo, North Dakota, Sept. 13-15, 2022, were demonstrating a research “weedbot,” or robot ...

"Real opportunities to explore innovative solutions." Scientists build AI-powered robot that could revolutionize farming: ...

Farmer-built, weed-specific sprayers are on the near-horizon for agriculture. The evidence? DIY, green-on-brown sprayers are already applying herbicide to fallow ground, built with open-source design, ...

Thirty years ago, Richard Nixon’s secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Earl Butz, relayed a message to farmers that transformed American agriculture: “Get big or get out.” ...