In the Marvel Comics universe, Thor is known for wielding a magical hammer with superhuman stamina. But at North Carolina ...

Automation and robots are becoming mainstays in many industries, but researchers and farmers in China are taking innovation ...

A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain ...

Across China’s vast agricultural regions from greenhouse belts near major cities to expansive grain-producing provinces AI-powered farming robots are rapidly ...

Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in odd angles. Leaves hide what you need to see. For farmers facing labor ...

Apple growers facing tight labor costs may soon have a new tool in the orchard: a harvesting robot that not only picks the ...

The best robots in agriculture are the ones growers stop talking about because they just work, said panelists at CES 2026.

In the wave of agricultural automation, fruit picking has long been a technical challenge. Traditional manual harvesting is inefficient and costly, while fully automated robots often struggle with ...

As global food demand increases, Mississippi State University researchers are developing autonomous agricultural technologies aimed at improving efficiency and reducing labor demands in farming. Led ...

In a world where robots can drive cars (albeit with obstacles) and write code, it was only a matter of time before one started picking mushrooms, and that's exactly what's happening at 4AG Robotics.

Sweet potato is a globally important food crop with rich nutritional value, widely used in food processing, feed production, and the pharmaceutical industry. Hainan Province in China has a history of ...