Topic
robotics
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe use of drones and robotics in agricultureDrones are used for crop scouting, mapping and spraying, and robots for automated irrigation, harvesting and livestock monitoring, to improve efficiency and accuracy and cut labour costs.
- Machinery, GlobalAgricultural machinery and equipment advancementsSurveys advances in farm machinery, from GPS, auto-steering and sensors on tractors to faster harvesters, drones, robotics and precision agriculture.
- Machinery, United KingdomBritain’s celebrity farmer puts autonomous tractors in the spotlightJeremy Clarkson's £310,000 AgXeed AgBot T2 at Diddly Squat Farm has put autonomous tractors in the public eye, though the machine costs about double a conventional tractor.
- Precision & digital, GlobalAutomated farmingAutomation, robotics and data-driven smart farming can cut costs, spot pests earlier and save water, but need costly investment, use more energy and reduce farm jobs.
- Precision & digital, IndiaThe future of Indian agricultureAn overview of how precision farming, AI and robotics, along with government schemes, ICAR, FPOs and IFFCO, could raise productivity in Indian farming, and what holds adoption back.