Autonomous equipment is expected to make it easier to hire inexperienced people to operate expensive equipment.
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Farmers can now buy robotic weeder
The artificial intelligence-based platform was originally marketed as a service, but the new generation will be for sale
FarmWise has drastically changed the design of its robotic weeding platform and its business model with the launch of its Vulcan three-point-hitch weeder. The American start-up originally designed the robotic Titan FT35 to scan vegetable crop rows with artificial intelligence (AI), which decides what plants should be mechanically eliminated with its weeding arms. The company […] Read more
A fresh look at driverless tractors using proven technology
Implements evolve to become bigger, heavier and more powerful. The downside of that weight is compaction, getting stuck and bigger horsepower demand. Can the trend be reversed toward lighter implements? Matt Hesse says it’s happening. He is a vice-president at Sabanto, a manufacturer of aftermarket autonomous systems for agriculture. Right now, it is focused on […] Read more
Feelings mixed about future of autonomous equipment
Imagine a future where you’re driving in the country and instead of seeing a farmer operating a tractor or combine as has been the case for generations, you see an autonomous machine with no one at the controls. How many years do you think it will take before this happens? And will it be a […] Read more
Autonomous tech plugs into older tractors
A Canadian tech start-up, Mojow Autonomous Solutions, builds navigation controllers that enable autonomous tractor operations. They’ve been installed on a Case Magnum 300-horsepower tractor and the company plans to use them to harrow and land roll 10,000 acres this summer. Mojow fired up in 2020 and now has 12 people working in its Edmonton development […] Read more
Combining forces and experience, Krone and Lemken are autonomous
For the European shortliners, working together harnesses global skills to put Combined Powers to work in farmers’ fields
Krone and Lemken teamed up to build a robotic tractor and implements that will help the companies keep pace with the autonomous revolution expected to sweep the agricultural sector. Combined Powers is the name of the joint project. Yves Desjardins of Lemken said there are multiple reasons it made sense for the companies to work […] Read more
Raven releases a more robust robot
Raven’s Omnipower agricultural robot now has more power and a better controls system. “We’ve beefed up the frame and some of the structural elements to allow that extra power to be handled by the frame. There’s a redesigned caster wheel system and we put higher flotation, higher weight capacity tires on,” said Ben Voss of […] Read more
Weighing the risks of autonomous agriculture
AI offers great promise for efficient food production but more work needs to be done before it can be left unsupervised
Imagine fields of wheat, corn or soybean extending to the horizon. Smart equipment — tractors and combines — till, plant, fertilize, monitor and harvest the fields. Using cutting-edge artificial intelligence, they do the work and save farmers countless hours of labour. The equipment responds to the weather and calculates the exact needs of each crop. […] Read more
No driver, now the gloves are off
Last week on a stage in Las Vegas, John Deere’s first autonomous tractor that farmers could order debuted without an acre of dirt in sight. It wasn’t a farm show or a dealer event. It was at the Consumer Electronics Show. Long known for more than consumer electronics, that event has evolved into a showcase […] Read more
Deere says its robo-tractors are ready to till the fields
DETROIT, Jan 4 (Reuters) – John Deere & Co said on Tuesday it will start commercial delivery this year of technology that enables a tractor to till a field without an operator in the cab, a first for the top North American tractor manufacturer after years of effort to automate farm work. Deere plans a […] Read more
