Tag: smart farming
Agtech: Waitrose to trial autonomous farming robots
UK supermarket chain Waitrose is planning to deploy autonomous robots, from Shropshire-based robotics start-up Small Robot Company, to farm its Leckford Estate.
The Telegraph reports...
Iron Ox launches world’s first fully-autonomous farm
Californian robotics company Iron Ox claims to be ‘reinventing farming from the ground up’, as it unveils an autonomous indoor farm that leverages the...
Agtech: How robotics could dig farmers out of Brexit hole
Malek Murison looks at the challenges facing the UK's agriculture sector, post Brexit, and hears why two robotics and automation experts see the lie...
Research questions accuracy of drone data in agriculture
Farmers keen to adopt drone technology to improve crop health should be wary of 'off the shelf' aerial products, according to researchers at the University...
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...
Chateau Kefraya cultivates smart vineyard pilot in Lebanon
At the Chateau Kefraya vineyard in Lebanon, an IoT-based smart agriculture project is drawing to a close – but valuable data has been harvested.
Lebanese...
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...
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...
Deere & Company harvests Blue River Technology in smart farming drive
Agricultural machinery manufacturer Deere & Company, better known as John Deere, has announced it will acquire Blue River Technology, a Silicon Valley-based specialist in...
Myriota helps Australian farmers keep a remote eye on water tanks
How does a farmer working in a remote region make sure that far-flung water tanks are kept fully stocked? For many, it involves regular...