Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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University researchers report that a LiDAR-based retrofit adapts individual sprayer nozzles to vegetation density and has been used by three vineyard growers.
KUHN introduced the KARAN trailed sprayer with active boom-height control and optional pulse-width-modulated spraying, combining attention to application geometry, individual nozzle control and filling workflows for larger field operations under variable conditions.
A greenhouse robotics preprint reports leaf-level spraying on cherry tomatoes, using camera-guided arm movements to reduce applied pesticide volume while measuring targeting error and overspray in twelve autonomous trials.
Arkansas field trials tested a camera-guided push-cart sprayer for green weeds in dormant bermudagrass, reporting lower herbicide volume than broadcast treatment while exposing the importance of detection conditions and field variability.
Naïo Technologies announced €32 million in financing during 2022, led by Mirova, to expand its agricultural robot business and strengthen industrial operations around mechanical weeding and other field tasks.
Naïo Technologies is presenting a plug-planting attachment for its Oz robot, connecting crop establishment with later cultivation and mechanical weeding through reusable field maps and implements.
Verdant Robotics announced the 2025 Sharpshooter in October 2024, combining crop recognition with steerable spray targeting for weed control, thinning and other applications in specialty-crop production systems.
ETH Zurich highlighted a July 2024 award for research on planning autonomous routes through orchards and vineyards, developed within the Lonomy programme and building on earlier agricultural robotics work.
Yamaha Agriculture and Croplands extend the autonomous platform’s tasks with controlled herbicide application and mechanical protection around vines and trees.
