Herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing threat to crops globally, and farmers may soon need some alternatives. Enter: tiny, lightweight robots that plough the soil, unseating weed seeds before they ...

Weed control is essential in apple orchards because weeds compete with trees for nutrients, water and sunlight, which can ...

A robotic device in development at the University of Idaho could help shape the future of nationwide reforestation efforts. The 3-foot-wide robot, designed by U of I computer science students in ...

People examine the work of a robotic weeder during a field day hosted by UC Davis. (Nic Coury / For The Times) The smell of burnt vegetation wafted through a lettuce field here one recent summer ...

A weed-killing robot from Denmark that can distinguish between crops and weeds. The four-wheeled robot actually goes out into the field and identifies which plants are weeds by scanning the ground ...

According to the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), soybean and corn farmers would lose almost 50% of their crops to unwanted weeds if there were no herbicides or alternative control methods used ...

Artificial intelligence-powered farming robotics company Carbon Autonomous Robotics Systems Inc. today announced that it has raised $70 million in a late-stage funding to help scale up its business, ...

The story behind Alclair Outdoors and researchers test a weed terminator in a cornfield. A Minnesota company, Alclair, is working to protect the hearing of hunters and a rural U of M research center ...

Weed control is essential in apple orchards because weeds compete with trees for nutrients, water and sunlight, which can ...

Three innovations in the plant world may offer pleasant surprises for farmers, backyard gardeners, and indoor plant enthusiasts. Spraying chemicals for weed control has apparently run its course. The ...