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.
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.
A June 2024 Stellenbosch University feature describes the Dassie vineyard prototype and Carlos Poblete-Echeverría’s digital-agriculture research, linking mobile measurements to more detailed information about individual vines.
JKUAT’s October 2024 Robotics Dojo showcase focused on laser-sensor navigation, building local engineering skills relevant to future agricultural machines while remaining an educational prototype competition.
Ce Yang’s University of Minnesota laboratory presented a small quadruped prototype in October 2024, exploring how legged mobility could support wheat disease phenotyping where other observation platforms struggle.
A March 2018 University of Illinois report documented early field testing of TerraSentia, a small autonomous platform designed to gather plant traits between rows and support breeding research.
The European Commission reported recommendations for a common agricultural data space that would build on existing initiatives while addressing governance, business models and technical interoperability around farmers’ needs.
New Holland’s CR combine concept received Agritechnica’s 2023 gold innovation medal, while the official award material showed how pressure sensing, cameras and automated blockage management were entering harvesting workflows.
Grain SA’s 2025 NAMPO Cape preview described smart irrigation, GPS guidance, livestock tracking and integrated sensor dashboards, showing the breadth of digital farming tools being presented in South Africa.
At a 2016 field demonstration in Bundaberg, QUT presented AgBot II’s ability to navigate crops, classify weeds and select treatments, an early example of combining robotic perception with agronomic intervention.
Bosch and eight agricultural partners received a silver Agritechnica Innovation Award in 2019 for NEVONEX, a platform intended to run connected digital services directly on agricultural machinery.
