Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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A June 2026 Semear Digital report described workshop discussions on autonomous farming and plans to test fruit-counting technology on Instor’s Jasuka platform, focusing on practical solutions for smaller producers.
Aonic’s October 2025 launch announcement introduced a 50-litre agricultural drone alongside fleet-management and flight applications, connecting locally developed hardware with support for plantation and precision-farming operations.
Niqo Robotics announced RoboThinner in September 2024, adapting its plant-level spraying technology to selectively remove excess lettuce seedlings and presenting the tractor-pulled system at FIRA USA that autumn.
A December 2025 research account examined GPS records from Kenyan rental tractors, finding that remote monitoring was associated with machines serving more distant fields as owners gained experience with the system.
Japan’s NARO reported a tomato de-leafing robot in March 2026, combining image analysis with force-sensitive control to remove lower leaves continuously rather than targeting each leaf individually.
NTU Singapore reported a machine-learning-assisted radar sensor for detecting insect pests on plants, with the National Parks Board helping refine the prototype and examine its performance in the field.
UNOPS announced the handover of nine surveying drones to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands in October 2025, supporting crop monitoring, vegetation mapping and more informed land and water management.
University of Sydney teams brought Digital Farmhand and SwagBot to the September 2023 Narrabri Field Day, giving students and industry visitors a close look at agricultural robot capabilities.
A Horizon Europe project coordinated by the Technical University of Munich is assessing how robotics, augmented reality and AI can improve working conditions across different farming systems.
A University of Kentucky project supported by nearly US$1.2 million from NSF is developing a mobile greenhouse robot that combines active imaging, AI phenotyping and wireless charging for tomato monitoring.
KAUST researchers combined a light-selective plastic cover with biodegradable mulch to reduce heat in miniature greenhouses, exploring a lower-energy approach to protected cultivation in Saudi Arabia’s arid conditions.
Purdue broke ground on a phenotyping greenhouse in September 2023, adding nearly 5,000 square feet of research space and linking living plants with existing systems for measuring crop health and stress.
