agriculture

A new kind of artificial seed to sense environmental parameters without impacting on the health of environment is the invention coming from the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) in Genova, Italy. The soft robot, named Acer i-Seed, is inspired by natural Acer seeds and can monitor the temperature of the soil by becoming luminescent. It is made of a biocompatible and compostable material, and it has been realized with 3D printing technologies. A drone can be used to spread them out in large areas and study the terrain at a distance.

The agricultural robots market is projected to grow from USD 13.5 Billion in 2023 to USD 40.1 Billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 24.3%, according to a new report by ResearchAndMarkets.com. Increased awareness about digital agriculture is driving the widespread usage of agriculture robots as farmers recognize the transformative potential of advanced technologies in modernizing and optimizing farming practices.

Fruit producer Unifrutti has partnered with Tevel, an Israeli robotics startup, to use artificial intelligence (AI)-driven robots in Chilean apple orchards. This initiative marks a new approach to fruit harvesting, with the potential to address labor shortages and other challenges that the global agriculture industry faces.

During GreenTech Amsterdam, Priva and Blue Radix have signed an agreement to strengthen and expand…

EPFL researchers have used the popular large language model Chat-GPT-3 to develop a robotic gripper for harvesting tomatoes, in a first demonstration of the artificial intelligence tool’s potential for collaborating with humans.

Blue Radix, specialist in Autonomous Growing, has announced investments by Navus Ventures and Investment Cooperative Horticoop. The investments are aimed at further expanding Blue Radix’s product range and increasing its global impact in the horticultural industry.

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, has denied Monarch Tractor apetition to change safety guidelines in order to make autonomous tractors possible. Monarch, a maker of fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor, said it will ‘continue to drive farming toward a smart digital future’.

German industrial group STIHL, manufacturer of chainsaw power tools, forestry machinery and robotic lawn mowers, announced a significant investment in the Danish robotics company, TinyMobileRobots. STIHL’s robotic lawn mowers share a strong technical kinship with the advanced and fully autonomous line marking robots produced by TinyMobileRobots, which are intended for use in sports fields, road construction, agriculture and more.

Iron Ox, a farming company focused on plant science, robotics and artificial intelligence, has announced its second greenhouse robot, Phil. This is an addition to the Iron Ox ecosystem that optimizes plant yield, expands growth cycles and maximizes crop quality. Its sensor technology identifies trends in each module’s water and nutrient mix, measuring nutrient content and pH levels with speed and precision.

The shortage of natural pollinators, such as bees, is threatening global food production around the…