John Deere bought an AI company to optimize crop spraying

Want to know how pervasive AI is becoming in seemingly all facets of daily life? Just ask Deere & Company. The John Deere brand owner just acquired Blue River Technology, which uses machine learning and computer vision to target herbicide spray...

The Future IRL: Robot farmers do the dirty work

The US is facing an agricultural worker shortage, along with aging farm owners, at the same time it juggles demand in food from a global population boom. If we're being blunt, those elements added together would mean farmers and production are straig...

Monsanto bets on AI to protect crops against disease

Monsanto has drawn plenty of criticism for its technology-driven (and heavily litigious) approach to agriculture, but its latest effort might just hint at the future of farming. It's partnering with Atomwise on the use of AI to quickly discover molec...

A Gentle Giant

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Though there’s been a great shift in the farming industry for more environmental awareness, the equipment itself has a long way to go in terms of carbon footprint. HAART Spectre introduces a new direction in the way of agricultural machinery that focuses on ecological operation. This concept uses a full electric powertrain making it clean and quiet to operate. Additionally, it utilizes a flow battery system, a revolutionary advancement that eliminates long battery charging, to power four electric motor units that give the tractor a vast amount of power.

Designer: Radim Horacek

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ICYMI: Farming indoors, realistic robot baby study and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: University of California San Diego researchers are using the creepiest baby robot you have ever seen (seriously) to compare how human babies get parents to respond with loving facial expressions. Canada is overhaulin...

Bees get Stimulated by Pesticides


Extensive studies were carried out in Sweden on the effects of neonicotinoids on bees. The results spoke volumes about the deleterious effects of these pesticides on bee populations. Two papers got...