Tag: Agriculture
FindMy IoT saves Nordic reindeer from train collisions
An IoT solution that taps into geolocation data from trains and reindeer herds looks set to save thousands of animals a year.
We often...
Number of service robots to reach 264 million by 2026
Strong market growth saw the installed base of service robots reach 29.6 million worldwide at the close of 2016. According to new research from...
Agrifac and Bilberry team up to beat weeds on Aussie farms
By the end of this year, crop sprayers sold in Australia by agricultural equipment manufacturer Agrifac will incorporate smart weed detection technology from French...
Actility CEO: “We’re going where our customers ask us to go.”
Actility, a specialist in low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity for the IoT, is a company on the move.
This year, it has announced projects...
Australia-based WaterGroup partners with Thinxtra on smart water monitoring
Australian smart water meter company WaterGroup has announced it has signed a five-year IoT connectivity partnership with local Sigfox provider Thinxtra.
The company claims this...
IoT needed to accelerate global food production, says Inmarsat
IoT monitoring technology is helping the global agricultural sector to meet strict global import requirements and accelerate the production of food, according to research...
Fishing for profits: Colombian shrimp farmers catch on to IoT
At Columbian shrimp production company Oceanos, IoT is helping to tackle theft and ensure that shellfish grow to a bigger size, faster.
As seafood production...
Discovery Ag and NNNCo create rural IoT network for Australia’s farmers
Australian agritech business Discovery Ag and connectivity specialist the National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo) are forming a new joint venture to develop and roll...
IoT on the farm: automated cow milking and more
IoT technology is giving farmers more time to spend on their most important tasks and, at last, the promise of more sociable working hours.
With...
Parrot revamps consumer drones for commercial market
French tech company Parrot has revamped two of its recreational drones and launched several new packages to appeal to commercial pilots and small businesses.
Parrot, a...
Tarzan robot swings above crops for automated agriculture
Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing Tarzan, a sloth-inspired autonomous robot that can gather crop data from above.
Innovation is often born out of necessity. At...
Agtech start-up Arable to measure crops and weather with IoT
New Jersey start-up has raised $4.25m to launch crop and weather monitoring IoT device, the Arable Mark.
Much of the focus on IoT technology in...