Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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UBC Okanagan researchers received a Husky A300 platform for real-world autonomy experiments, with agricultural work involving field mapping and targeted interventions alongside a separate wildfire-research programme.
Universidad Distrital researchers reported a remotely controlled, 3D-printed legged prototype using eight servomotors and a Raspberry Pi Pico W, testing a low-cost route into agricultural terrain research.
Cornell reported field evaluations of PhytoPatholoBot in September 2025, combining autonomous row travel and canopy imaging to assess grape disease with performance comparable to experienced scouts in the study.
In July 2019, Cambridge reported field tests of a lettuce-harvesting prototype that identified suitable heads and controlled cutting and gripping, while openly acknowledging that human workers remained faster.
The completed European project reported a robotic crop-care system that combines vehicles, implements and supervisory software, with field pilots examining both operational performance and barriers to adoption.
PAL Robotics reported Italian vineyard trials of an adapted TIAGo++ upper body, exploring the perception, manipulation and human interaction required for collaborative grape harvesting and pruning research.
At FIRA USA in California, an industry panel examined how standards enable practical autonomy, linking manufacturers, technology suppliers and the organisations that help define agricultural equipment interfaces.
The 2025 Vietnam edition of Agritechnica Asia was designed around machinery and digital solutions for rice, sugarcane, maize, coffee and fruit, alongside a co-located horticulture exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.
A joint team from Osnabrück’s two universities retained the Field Robot Event title in 2026, combining autonomous maize-row navigation with plant-health recognition, biodiversity tasks and targeted soil treatment.
New Macdonald Campus infrastructure combines hands-on greenhouse teaching with a joint plant-phenotyping platform involving Université de Sherbrooke.
A Nairobi agreement creates a collaboration framework for agroecology, climate resilience and evidence-based rural development in Africa.
ISPA’s July conference report describes regional coordination in Brazil, including broader participation and closer links among research, industry and scientific associations.
