MOSCOW, Idaho — The University of Idaho recently showcased an advanced robotic device that eradicates weeds within the Coeur d'Alene Nursery. According to a press release, the robot is a 3-foot-wide ...
Controlling weeds remains vital in vegetable production. With rising labor costs and labor shortages, farmers continue to rethink their approach to effective weed management, and weeding robots have ...
A robotic device in development at the University of Idaho could help shape the future of nationwide reforestation efforts. The 3-foot-wide robot, designed by U of I computer science students in ...
A sun-powered robot working the fields could be the future of farming, according to tech startup Aigen. Designed to tackle weeds without chemicals or expensive fuel, its new robotic system, called ...
Common crops, like wheat or maize, could be genetically altered to be brightly coloured to make it easier for weeding robots to do their job, suggest researchers. Weeding reduces the need for ...
Aigen field operations director Chris Benner and data collector Blake Gornick discuss a test being conducted on a robot in a sugar beet field near Moorhead on June 7.
Kenny Lee, CEO of Aigen with his low-energy robot. Worldwide, weeding is a big business. In general, it's back-breaking labor – not the kind of thing that it's particularly easy for humans to do. In ...