Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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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.
Daedong’s October 2023 DH6135-A launch linked automated combine operation with yield measurements that could be reviewed through its connected-farming application, bringing navigation and agronomic records onto one machine.
Mahindra demonstrated a driverless tractor in Chennai in September 2017, outlining automated row following, headland turns and implement lifting alongside geofencing and remote controls for field operations.
Yanmar announced two tractor automation configurations in June 2018, combining RTK positioning and tablet control with a distinction between assisted operation and unmanned work supervised by an operator.
A June 2020 competition announcement paired agricultural researchers and experienced growers in Yunnan, testing how sensing, greenhouse automation and cultivation knowledge could contribute to strawberry quality and productivity.
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.
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.
CLAAS, AgXeed and Amazone announced their 3A collaboration in September 2023, seeking closer coordination between tractors, autonomous carriers and implements to accelerate practical automation across manufacturers and agricultural operations.
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.
QUT announced a five-year, A$41 million programme in August 2024 to develop orchard varieties suited to efficient production, combining plant genetics, crop architecture and robotic observation.
A November 2025 University of Sydney report connects Salah Sukkarieh’s farm-robot research with crop measurement and trials involving women and young farmers in Cambodia, emphasizing practical access to technology.
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.
