Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Meet CLAWS, a robot created to make the future of farming more sustainable. :: Earth Rover The prototype is designed for ...

Of all the industries that seem primed for an A.I. disruption, agriculture may not look like the most obvious. For all its ...

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 ...

You've probably heard about large language models, those sophisticated AI systems that power all chatbots today. Get ready for Large Plant Models (LPMs). Developed by Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based ...

Weed control is essential in apple orchards because weeds compete with trees for nutrients, water and sunlight, which can reduce fruit yields. However, physically removing weeds is not only ...

Some call it a Roomba for weeds. Or a farmhand RoboCop. The students of Olin College of Engineering call their creation the PhoenixBot. Hoping to help small New England farms with the strenuous ...

In a sugar beet field a few miles east of Moorhead, small four-wheeled robots are rolling up and down the rows of beets. Powered by a solar panel, the robots use cameras to spot weeds and then guide ...