Are self-driving tractors the key to tackling agriculture’s labour crisis

At FIRA USA 2025 in California, the future of farming was on full display, with driverless tractors, drones and AI-powered ...
futurefarming

Fully electric and autonomous robot from Roboton tackles multiple field tasks

Czech company Roboton has developed a fully electric, autonomous field robot designed for row crop production with minimal human intervention. The Roboton Farmer currently performs soil preparation, ...
IEEE

Biomimetic Underwater Soft Snake Robot: Self-Motion Sensing and Online Gait Control

Abstract: This study draws inspiration from the locomotion and adaptability of aquatic snakes to develop an innovative soft-bodied, hydraulic-driven untethered underwater snake robot “BaiLong.” The ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Silicon Valley Bets on Solar Startup as US Sector Shrinks

Venture capitalists are among investors putting $75 million into a US startup’s push to install home solar and batteries for an electricity subscription — just as the residential market shrinks.
IEEE

Hetero-Logit Alignment and Ambiguity Fragment Self-Weighting for Speech Emotion Recognition in Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract: Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) is pivotal for achieving empathetic and adaptive Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) within Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems. However, conventional SER methods ...
futurefarming

FarmRobo iMog wins Ag Robot of the Year 2025 award, also chosen as public favourite

The FarmRobo iMog multipurpose electric robot for small holder farms wins the Ag Robot of the Year 2025 award. The iMog is capable of performing a wide array of agricultural tasks and is compatible ...
devdiscourse

AI-powered robots and sensors promise sustainable, data-driven farming

A new review published in Agronomy examines how integrating remote sensing technologies with autonomous ground robots is transforming precision agriculture. The study, titled “Integrating Remote ...