The robot overlords have come to the farm. Earlier this month, Japanese tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer Kubota provided the world with a preview of what the future of farming might look like.

“We went through 45 mechanical iterations of Cozmo,” explains Boris Sofman. “This was a huge, hugely complex problem of mechanical engineering, industrial design and character design. The goal to make ...

Six years ago, three car guys and a winemaker set out to make an autonomous, electric tractor that could help American farmers at a time when profitability has been declining. Today, Livermore, ...