Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Team Bagua, supported by researchers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, won the 2020 Urban Greenhouse Challenge with a design combining urban food production, circular resource use and social functions in China.
Lely introduced Sphere in 2020 as a barn system that separates manure and urine, captures ammonia and produces distinct fertiliser streams, with an automated collector helping manage material on the floor.
CAAIN highlighted ecoation’s ANT project in February 2024, supporting a greenhouse mobility platform inspired by coordinated ant colonies and combining robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced C$5 million for Kinghaven Farms in September 2026, supporting automated greenhouse production through climate control and an end-to-end mobile gully cultivation system.
GEA’s 2022 DairyFeed F4500 announcement presented an electrically powered robot for mixing and distributing feed, using laser mapping and sensors to support different animal groups on dairy farms.
Source.ag announced its acquisition of London-based Optimal in October 2026, bringing together greenhouse management software and autonomous control technology that adjusts climate and irrigation through existing growing hardware.
Cleveland State University expanded its Connected Gardens work with indoor hydroponics, giving engineering and health students a year-round platform to compare growing systems and supply produce to a campus food pantry.
Adaptive AgroTech recognised engineer Maryam Behjati in January 2026 with a €2,000 Engineering Award for her significant contribution to the network and its interactive simulation demonstrations.
Hochschule Stralsund and the University of Greifswald are developing an autonomous stone collecting demonstrator, combining a commercial tracked vehicle with artificial intelligence and adaptable route planning.
Cornell researchers report that HyperBird combines hyperspectral microscopy and automated sample imaging to reveal grape disease before visible symptoms, supporting studies of breeding and treatment effectiveness.
Aigen’s latest solar-powered robot adds four independently controlled weeding arms and field analytics, with the company offering coordinated fleets to growers for the 2027 season.
An NSF-supported collaboration involving Texas A&M, Michigan State and the University of Michigan will investigate coordinated aerial and ground robots for apples obscured by dense orchard canopies.
