Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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Bengaluru-based Niqo Robotics announced plans in March 2026 to expand its crop library, geographic reach and machine configurations, building on precision-weeding operations in India and the United States.
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.
In May 2024, BASF reported the launch of Stara’s Imperador 4000 Eco Spray with ONE SMART SPRAY technology, combining onboard weed detection, selective application and digital agronomic records for Latin American farming.
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.
India’s Press Information Bureau reported FarmBot in May 2025, describing a semi-automatic tracked platform that combines a robotic arm, leaf-image analysis and pesticide application under agricultural research.
Australian cotton researchers are combining aerial sensing methods to distinguish crop performance and disease stress that ordinary photographs can miss.
