Tag: Agriculture
IoT in Agtech: Australia invests millions in robots, digital farming
Farmers in the Australian state of Victoria have been promised a $15 million financial and technological boost that is expected to be "a game-changer" for...
Will robots fill gaps in UK farm labour market?
With Brexit on the horizon and the continued freedom of movement for migrant workers uncertain, the UK's agriculture industry is facing uncertain times. Researchers...
Harvesting robot to save big slice of farming market
With inflation rising, German farming is in crisis. With the help of partners across Europe, researchers at Berlin's Fraunhofer Institute are developing a robot capable...
Researchers use wearables to keep sheep farmers one step ahead
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are working with agriculture industry leaders to address the challenge of lameness in sheep – and an IoT...
How robots are helping create drought-resistant crops
A robotics project in Missouri, USA is looking to tackle world hunger by using autonomous vehicles to collect data that will aid the development...
Panasonic unveils autonomous tomato picker in Tokyo
The automation of repetitive tasks in construction and manufacturing has been around for some time. Last month, Panasonic introduced an agricultural robot at Tokyo's...
Agritech businesses should protect farmers from cyber-attacks, says Inmarsat
A global study of agritech businesses by Inmarsat has revealed that fewer than one in four are confident in their ability to counter IoT-related...
Ten IoT predictions for 2018 from Cisco’s Maciej Kranz
Internet of Business speaks to Cisco executive and bestselling author Maciej Kranz about his IoT forecast for 2018.
Maciej Kranz is vice president of strategic...
Farming IoT connections to hit 27m by 2021
Whether it's cattle, crops or agricultural machinery that need to be monitored, farming is proving fertile ground for IoT technologies.
The number of wireless connections used...
Inmarsat inks deal with Pessl Instruments on agricultural IoT
Inmarsat and Pessl Instruments join forces to speed up adoption of smart agricultural technology.
Satellite tech company Inmarsat and agricultural tech specialist Pessl Instruments have...
Real-time disease monitoring unearths power of IoT in agriculture
A new IoT solution, enabling real-time disease monitoring of crops, sees air sampling equipment combined with cellular connectivity and cloud services to boost yields.
Crop...
Italian start-up Evja launches smart agriculture platform for salad growers
A new smart agriculture platform from Evja, which uses Libelium sensors, promises to help salad farmers get crisp, fresh leaves to market faster.
Ready-to-eat salad...