We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Figuring out the best way to get rid of weeds in your garden has been a lifelong quest for many gardeners. Whether you've tried electric-shock ...

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 ...

Kilter AS has launched the AX-1 system, which uses machine learning and autonomous robotics to provide targeted weed control ...

Out in the California sun, a new kind of farmhand is hard at work. Powered by solar energy and guided by artificial intelligence, the solar-powered weeding robot for cotton fields is offering farmers ...

This week on AgweekTV, farmers get some well-deserved recognition on National Ag Day. At the International Sugar Beet Institute, we'll take a look at a robot that could be one solution for ...

Kenneth Kioria Gicira and Michael Mwaisakenyi, Mechatronic Engineering students at JKUAT who invented the weed robot. Two Mechatronic Engineering students at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture ...

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 ...

University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene researchers have been granted a $139,000 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a robotic weeding system at the U.S. Forest Service’s tree seedling ...

Robotics startup Aigen is raising a new round of funding to tackle an increasingly serious problem for farmers: herbicide-resistant weeds. Aigen builds lightweight, solar-powered autonomous robots ...

Most corn and soybean fields in the U.S. are planted with herbicide-resistant crop varieties. However, the evolution of superweeds that have developed resistance to common herbicides is jeopardizing ...

Common crops, like wheat or maize, could be genetically altered to be brightly coloured to make it easier for weeding robots to do their job, suggest researchers. Weeding reduces the need for ...