Kubota plans remotely monitored autonomous MR tractors for Japan
An April 2027 launch is planned for new Agri Robo MR models designed to let operators monitor work without remaining at the field.
Source Kubota Corporation
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Australia’s Robot Ready Pinto update targets refilling and traction
Croplands and SwarmFarm combine autonomous spot spraying with optional automated refilling and six-wheel drive in their Series 2 platform.
Source Croplands Australia
Ghana–UK partnership will track soil-water dynamics with electrical sensing
KNUST and international partners plan low-cost electrical resistivity monitoring to study how farming practices affect water beneath the soil surface.
Source KNUST Department of Physics
European Commission outlines data and interoperability measures for agricultural AI
An agrifood webinar report proposes easier comparison of AI tools and stronger shared data foundations to address adoption barriers.
Source European Commission
ASABE 2026 recognizes student work on affordable food automation and transferable computer vision
Arkansas graduates won two competitions in Indianapolis, including a strawberry processing prototype combining vision, motion control and safety systems.
Source University of Arkansas
Adaptive AgroTech plans an eight-day digital farming workshop tour in Germany and Denmark
The June 2027 organizer programme connects research visits, machinery companies and field demonstrations across Osnabrück, Potsdam and Odense.
Source Adaptive AgroTech organizer announcement, shared by Eduardo Navas Merlo
IFPRI seminar asks what evidence AI needs before scaling in low-income countries
A September discussion in Ethiopia examined adoption constraints, recurring costs and the limited evidence base for agricultural AI impacts.
Source IFPRI Ethiopia
WildDrone connects European robotics and Kenyan conservation fieldwork
A new research paper sets out WildDrone’s drone, ecology and computer-vision programme, including wildlife monitoring at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Source Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Oman hosts regional training for drone-based desert locust operations
FAO’s Central and Western Region locust commissions launched a programme combining classroom, simulator and field instruction for national surveillance and response teams.
Source FAO
Brazilian researchers use drone images to track feedlot cattle growth
Embrapa-linked research follows cattle body measurements over time, exploring a less disruptive way to identify changes in growth rate.
Source Embrapa / Semear Digital
IRRI combines thermal drone imagery and genetics to screen rice photosynthesis
Philippine field research links aerial measurements with plant physiology across 318 rice accessions, offering a faster way to compare breeding material.
Source IRRI / Rice Today
Tunisia tests faster satellite inputs for more timely irrigation advice
A Jendouba pilot compares daily 10-metre evapotranspiration data with a coarser product, exposing both operational benefits and validation gaps.
Source FAO WaPOR