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Universal Robots to Showcase Collaborative Robots at The International Dairy Show

A new breed of robots is addressing the dairy market, lowering the automation barrier by offering unrivaled performance vs. affordability. Unlike traditional industrial robots that are complex to program and usually stay hardwired in a cage, fenced off from humans, the collaborative Universal Robots are portable, easy to use and able to work right next to employees, in many cases with no safety guarding. The UR robots are already making fast inroads in dairy applications ranging from the milking process to the packaging of finished products.

11 Sep 2015

Cutting-Edge Robotic Equipment Automates Agricultural Work

Lie Tang’s research has contributed to innovations such as tractors that drive themselves and robots that hunt down weeds. In fact, Tang has devoted his career to expanding the use of automated machines to carry out agricultural work.

9 Sep 2015

Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab Students Receive Recognition for Numerous Projects

Professor YangQuan Chen has many reasons to be proud of his Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab.

29 Aug 2015

UAV System for Delivering SPLAT Pheromone-Infused Wax to Cranberry Fields

It's no fun being a male moth in one of Shawn Steffan's cranberry research plots in central Wisconsin. When the time comes to mate, it's tough to find a partner.

21 Aug 2015

Infrax Developing Security & Agricultural Drones Using IoT Technology

Infrax Systems Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things and Smart Grid Technologies for the electric utility and agricultural industries, announces today that the Company is developing security and agricultural drones using SNIC technology for its utility and agritech customers, including HempTech Corp (FWDG).

22 Jul 2015

Bacteria-Controlled Brains for Robots

Forget the Vulcan mind-meld of the Star Trek generation -- as far as mind control techniques go, bacteria is the next frontier.

17 Jul 2015

Worldwide Annual Shipments of Agricultural Robots Anticipated to Reach 992,000 by 2024

Around the world in recent years, there has been an increase in the agriculture industry’s level of interest in the development and deployment of driverless tractors, aerial surveying of farmlands, data collection, field management, and cow milking systems.

15 Jul 2015

Lely Machines and Milking Robot on Farming Simulator Game

From next year, you will be able to work virtually with Lely machines and the Lely Astronaut milking robot. Lely has signed an agreement for this with GIANTS Software, the company behind Farming Simulator, a well-known farming game with many players worldwide. With this new venture, the company follows in the footsteps of 40 brands which already feature in the game with their agricultural machinery and tractors. The red Lely milking robot is a first.

14 Jul 2015

UPM Researchers Use Drones to Ensure Optimal Conditions for Plant Growth

Researchers from UPM have used an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to build maps of environmental variables of a greenhouse and guarantee the optimal conditions for plant growth.

9 Jul 2015

Sensors and Drones Help Improve Health and Productivity of Agricultural Crops

Sensors and drones can be among the farmers' best friends, helping them to use less fertilizers and water, and to control the general condition of their crops.

25 Jun 2015