Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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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 and the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut integrated Raman spectroscopy into a mobile soil platform, demonstrating measurements during movement and opening a route toward more detailed maps for future precision fertilisation.
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.
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.
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.
Purdue researchers linked LeafSpec imaging with a two-arm laboratory system in June 2024, using tactile feedback to steady corn plants and guide a scanner along their leaves.
The November engineering conference will examine autonomous machines, sensors, interoperability and powertrains alongside practical machinery design.
