Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Fraunhofer institutes announced a Smart Farming Field Day in Tellow, Germany, bringing together autonomous vehicles, plant sensing and drone based analysis to demonstrate how research tools could support practical farm operations.
Cambridge researchers report faster plant–nematode screening using custom robots and computer vision, aiming to identify resistance genes before extending work from model plants to food crops such as potatoes.
ATB presented a working SunBot prototype for autonomous mowing in berry plantations, combining electric implements, satellite navigation and obstacle sensing while identifying robustness as a remaining development challenge.
ATB marked ten years of its Fieldlab for Digital Agriculture in July 2025, highlighting an experimental site where researchers and partners can test crop-production technologies under field conditions.
The JaetRobi project combines camera-based plant recognition with a precisely positioned blue laser, targeting young weeds close to vegetable crops while researchers address speed and reliability.
Three research projects brought farmers, advisers and researchers together at Leibniz InnoHof to examine digital nutrient management, soil sensor platforms and practical training tools through presentations and outdoor demonstrations.
Eight partners from Germany, France and the Netherlands signed a cooperation agreement to advance agricultural robotics, linking research and industry around autonomous cultivation, harvesting and machinery safety.
ATB and GFZ reported the installation of an AgroHyd-X rainfall radar in Brandenburg, combining local precipitation monitoring with farm measurements to develop more useful information for agricultural water management.
ATB’s October 2026 SQAT demonstration brought satellite observations, autonomous soil sensing and field-side analysis into a shared workflow aimed at more detailed information for site-specific farm management.
Meraque’s 2022 RACE announcement extended its plantation automation work from drones to ground vehicles, with spraying prototypes and a staged plan for larger payloads and coordinated fleets.
An AWS announcement in November 2023 described how Aerodyne’s DRONOS and Agrimor platforms linked aerial data, crop assessment and application services for farms in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Yanmar’s April 2024 account traced the YV01 vineyard robot from grower requirements and steep-slope trials to operational use, with a weeding tool added to the partnership’s development programme.
