Indoor farms, also known as vertical farms, are popular among agricultural researchers and are expanding across the agricultural industry. Some benefits they have over outdoor farms include the ...

The world's most critical challenges are accelerating at a rapid pace. The R&D methods tasked with solving them are not—until ...

The Burro autonomous cart is one of many robots on stage at the FIRA USA conference. (photo: Brad Hooker) The third annual FIRA USA robotics conference will take place in Woodland Oct. 22-24. Growers, ...

As the annual FIRA USA robotics conference draws near, organizers and industry stakeholders are signaling a tighter but more dedicated investment climate ahead, along with shifting regulatory winds in ...

When labor shortages, rising costs, and climate change collide can technology step in to save the world's oldest industry?

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Burro, a leader in agricultural robotics, and GEODNET, a blockchain company providing precise GPS positioning solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to ...

On industrial sites and large farms, critical work often happens in fields, hillsides and overgrown areas that are difficult or dangerous for people to access. CMU researchers are developing off-road ...

Across China’s vast agricultural regions from greenhouse belts near major cities to expansive grain-producing provinces AI-powered farming robots are rapidly ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIRA Ag Robotics -- Agri Automation, the leading supplier of Agricultural Automation and Robotics Solutions in Australia and New Zealand, announces a partnership ...

In the face of rising global agricultural labor costs and an aging workforce, a new review published in Engineering explores how agricultural robots are leveraging advanced hand–eye coordination ...

Developed by young engineers in Kerala, Cocobot is a coconut-harvesting robot designed to climb 20-metre palm trees and cut ripe fruit safely from the ground.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has more than burritos on its mind. The popular fast-casual food chain has a $50 million venture fund called Cultivate Next that makes investments into companies whose solutions ...