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 ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Researchers with the University of Idaho (U of I) Coeur d'Alene are getting a $139,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to develop a robotic weeding system. In theory, ...

Emerging ag robotics company announces expansion into new crops, alongside a next-generation weeding robot arriving later this year.

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 robot the size and shape of a square kitchen table wheels over a row of seedlings. It scans the ground with camera "eyes," then stops. A small probe lowers from the middle of the robot, homes in on ...

CASSELTON, N.D. — There were sugarbeets planted near Casselton, North Dakota, in July, weeks after normal planting would be complete. The reason? The developers of an autonomous weeding robot need to ...

Weeding is one of the most tedious, time-consuming and costly jobs on a vegetable farm. And with labor becoming even more ...