A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain ...

Modern farming embraces drones and robots to monitor crops, detect problems early and apply treatments with pinpoint accuracy ...

Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in ...

Researchers inWashington State University's School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering said the robot can see an apple, ...

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have released their designs for a robotic bee that could artificially ...

After 5 years of development and testing, Lely’s fully electric Exos robot is now in use on 25 dairy farms, mostly in the ...

In the farming of strawberries, high-bed cultivation somewhat eases the associated manual labor, but there is now a new lidar-assisted robot solution to to help harvest such soft fruit as strawberries ...

GEORGETOWN, Del. — On a summer afternoon, sunshine bathed the farmland, and what’s growing, in much-needed light. “We're focusing on strawberries,” said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics. Synonymous with ...

In a sugar beet field a few miles east of Moorhead, small four-wheeled robots are rolling up and down the rows of beets. Powered by a solar panel, the robots use cameras to spot weeds and then guide ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Innovation is often expanding, especially in agriculture. Now, robots are starting to take care of crops in the field. Robots are not new, and many are running around on the ...

Knoxville's newest resident doesn't have a name yet, but it's already bringing the community together. The local nonprofit Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development partnered with professors from ...