CASSELTON, N.D. — There were sugarbeets planted near Casselton, North Dakota, in July, weeks after normal planting would be complete. The reason? The developers of an autonomous weeding robot need to ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — The University of Idaho recently showcased an advanced robotic device that eradicates weeds within the Coeur d'Alene Nursery. According to a press release, the robot is a 3-foot-wide ...

Kenneth Kioria Gicira and Michael Mwaisakenyi, Mechatronic Engineering students at JKUAT who invented the weed robot. Two Mechatronic Engineering students at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture ...

Controlling weeds remains vital in vegetable production. With rising labor costs and labor shortages, farmers continue to rethink their approach to effective weed management, and weeding robots have ...

Kilter AS has launched the AX-1 system, which uses machine learning and autonomous robotics to provide targeted weed control ...

This edition focuses on weed and pest control, highlighting the innovations, research and market developments that captured ...

Robotics startup Aigen is raising a new round of funding to tackle an increasingly serious problem for farmers: herbicide-resistant weeds. Aigen builds lightweight, solar-powered autonomous robots ...

Next time you buy organic fruits, veggies, or nuts, it might be thanks to a giant weed-whacking robot. Semi-autonomous farming machines are navigating agricultural fields across California and Arizona ...

Common crops, like wheat or maize, could be genetically altered to be brightly coloured to make it easier for weeding robots to do their job, suggest researchers. Weeding reduces the need for ...

Tertill is a solar powered, self-charging and weatherproof weeding robot that weeds your vegetable and flower garden every day. With Tertill, gardeners can now enjoy weed-free vegetable and flower ...

If I’m an investor hoping to determine where robotics goes next after logistics, I’m looking at three key categories: construction, healthcare and agriculture. All are still in their relative infancy ...