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Research shows that for every five feed push-ups with an automatic system, a 0.35 kilogram increase in milk per cow can be achieved.

Automated milk production can be optimized with tech and management

Research shows sand bedding and increased space lower lameness rates

By Diana Martin March 3, 2022

Research into robotic dairy barns shows that improvements in nutrition, management, housing, and herd demographics benefit both cows and producers. Robert Matson, a Wallenstein Feed and Supply Ltd. ruminant nutritionist, […] Read more

New features offered on the GEA R9500 robot include less per-cow box time, easier maintenance and a more accessible service drawer.

Livestock, News

GEA software upgrades boost milking system’s cost effectiveness

Box time reduced by up to 26 seconds in new R9500 model

By Stew Slater February 2, 2022

An upgraded version of German technology manufacturer GEA’s automated milking system, newly available in North America, allows producers to run up to four milking robots from one supply unit for […] Read more

Multi-purpose autonomous equipment such as Raven’s OMNiPOWER platform and AutoCart are being tested along with other autonomous equipment such as weeding robots by a new collaborative working group. It aims to find the successes and fix any flaws so that it may be commercialized sooner.

Machinery, News

Bothwell business establishes autonomous working group

Haggerty Creek Ltd. expands applied research into farm robotics

By Matt McIntosh January 18, 2022

Autonomous equipment is not a new pursuit for the team at Haggerty Creek Ltd. It established an autonomous working group in 2021 and now the elevator, equipment dealer and ag-service […] Read more

Ag-tech start-up Easton Robotics founder believes the use of small robots in conjunction with existing equipment is more realistic than larger, autonomous vehicles.

Machinery, News

Supplementing — not replacing — large tractors with autonomy

There are opportunities for small robots on small grain farms

By Matt McIntosh December 21, 2021

There is ample opportunity for robots on small farms if prices can fit with lower economies of scale. That philosophy is the driving force behind Maryland-based ag-tech start-up Easton Robotics. […] Read more

TerraClear is developing a robotic rock picker with the company’s TC80 Rock Picker bucket that has two opposing tracks on a hydraulic arm that pulls stones into the bucket. The automated platform is guided by a rock-locating computer program that uses drone imagery to find the big stones.

Machinery

Producers might farm-out robotic agricultural tools services

Whether it’s a drone in the air, a soil sampler in the field or picking tools, it’s a service

By Robin Booker December 10, 2021

Glacier FarmMedia – Agricultural robots have opened the door for more farm operations to be contracted out to service companies. The pace of new robotic-based agricultural platforms developed and tested […] Read more

Sprout is an autonomous multipurpose robot that uses its vision and artificial intelligence systems to identify and select asparagus spears ready for harvest. It uses its robotic arm to cut asparagus at the ground level without damaging the spears.

Crops, News

UK start-up hopes to bring asparagus harvesting robot to Canada

International innovation partnerships open new doors for bringing technologies to North America

By Lilian Schaer December 8, 2021

An emerging network of international partnerships has resulted in a United Kingdom-based agri-tech start-up looking to bring its automated asparagus harvesting robot to Canada. Muddy Machines is in the first […] Read more

Iron Ox CEO Brandon Alexander poses for a portrait in the company’s greenhouse in Gilroy, California.

News

Bill Gates’ green tech fund bets on farming robots

By Reuters November 12, 2021

As some parts of North America struggle under a crippling drought, a California startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably has raised US$50 million in a funding round […] Read more

The OWL spray system can be scaled and mounted to a variety of existing tools, including vehicles and field robots.

Machinery

Open access a precision sprayer option

Australian researchers publish free plans and codes for automated spot spraying tool

By Matt McIntosh October 28, 2021

Interested in building your own precision sprayer? If the answer is yes, design plans and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are now freely available from the University of Sydney’s Precision Weed […] Read more

Chickens feed on fresh grass beneath the Rova Barn.

Livestock, Machinery

Robo-coop automates the work of pasturing poultry and pigs

Ukko Robotics’ Rova Barn is self-moving and programmable

By Geralyn Wichers October 22, 2021

Glacier FarmMedia – One could say the origin story of the robotic Rova Barn began with a young kid on a dairy farm who wanted to go to the beach, […] Read more

The Mycionics system also trims and packs mushrooms.

News

Two Ontario farms to test automated mushroom harvesting system

Creating a system that can select the right mushrooms without bruising is the challenge

By Lilian Schaer August 30, 2021

The vision of an automated harvesting system for the mushroom industry recently took a significant step closer to becoming a reality. The federal government, through its national supercluster for advanced […] Read more