Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Malaysia’s Poladrone announced a US$4.29 million seed round in October 2021, linking drone development with service centres, spare parts and training for agricultural customers across the region.
Fendt’s October 2020 Xaver update combined a three-wheel electric robot, a Precision Planting seed unit and fleet software, examining how several small machines could share sowing work while recording plant positions.
Aerobotics announced a $17 million Series B in January 2021, backing further technology development and international delivery of agricultural intelligence tools from a company founded in Cape Town, South Africa.
CNH Industrial completed its acquisition of Raven Industries in November 2021, bringing precision-agriculture capabilities in house and announcing plans for the first integrated products to become available during 2022.
At CES 2022, John Deere presented an autonomous tillage system combining an 8R tractor, a connected chisel plow, stereo cameras and mobile monitoring, with farmer availability planned later that year.
Naïo Technologies outlined a broader robot range in January 2022, including Jo for narrow vineyards and Orio for row crops, alongside plans to offer robotic services in the United States.
VitiBot announced in July 2022 that SDF had acquired a majority stake, combining the French company’s electric Bakus vineyard robots with the manufacturing and commercial capabilities of an established agricultural-equipment group.
In August 2022, Brazil-founded Solinftec introduced a spraying version of its Solix field robot and a manufacturing partnership, extending a solar-powered scouting concept toward autonomous spot treatment in North American fields.
FarmWise introduced Vulcan at World Ag Expo in February 2023, offering computer-vision-guided mechanical weeding in an open cultivator frame, with single-bed and triple-bed versions announced for vegetable growers.
Swiss company Ecorobotix announced a $52 million funding package in May 2023 to expand its plant-recognition and precision-spraying business, with the Americas identified as an important market for growth.
Dogtooth’s strawberry-harvesting robot appeared at the 2023 Global Investment Summit, bringing a commercial agricultural-robotics example into a UK investment showcase and highlighting automation for tabletop fruit production systems.
Burro announced a $24 million Series B in January 2024 and introduced Grande, extending its outdoor carrier concept from worker-scale loads toward pallets, trailer towing and navigation between indoor and outdoor areas.
