Many researchers and manufacturers of agricultural machines are investing time and money in development of these robots. The demand for a robot that can help mow, sow, fertilise and control weeds, among other things, is clearly growing.
Field robots catalogue
Earlier this year Future Farming came out with the first global autonomous field robots catalogue which contains the latest models of 2021. This catalogue consists of information on more than 30 field robots, all explained by their manufacturers. The catalogue gives you an overview of field and harvest robots that are for sale or lease, including many specifications.
15 work-relieving farming robots
This Youtube video shows 15 of the 30+ field robots from our catalogue. The video is meant for easy comparison and to learn more about the robots available on the market. Some robots you can expect to see in the video; The H2Trac EOX-175 fully electrical autonomous tractor, the fully electric driver-optional smart Monarch Tractor, the Agrobot Bug Vacuum robot for lygus pest control, and many more.
As agricultural labour becomes increasingly costly and scarce, something exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, attention is increasingly turning towards robotics as a key component of agricultural production.
This report from IDTechEx provides a technical and commercial analysis of the growing market for agricultural robotics, considering both the key application areas and enabling technologies underpinning the industry. The report also provides ten-year application-based and regional market forecasts for the future of the agricultural robotics industry.
Agricultural robotics are increasingly attracting interest as a potential solution to the sustainability and labour issues facing global agriculture. In recent years, agricultural labour has steadily become costlier and scarcer, particularly following the border closures and worker travel restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, further squeezing farmers' margins and threatening food security across the world.
Automation could help mitigate this. Over the last decade, advances in robotics technology and artificial intelligence (AI) have made the use of farming robots an increasingly viable option. Across the world, a range of start-ups and established companies are working to develop robotic solutions for a number of agricultural tasks, including weeding, seeding, and harvesting.
Agricultural Robotics 2022-2032, a new report from IDTechEx, provides a comprehensive overview of agricultural robotics, focusing on the key application areas of agricultural robotics, the enabling technologies that are underpinning the growth of the industry, and the market factors that will shape the future of the field. The report also provides a ten-year market forecast for the future of the agricultural robotics industry, broken down by regional market share and by application area, predicting that the global agricultural robotics market will be worth $6.7 billion by 2032.
The IDTechEx report divides the global agricultural robotics industry into eight key application areas: weeding robots, seeding robots, autonomous tractors, autonomous implement carriers and platform robots, robotic harvesting, agricultural drones, milking robots, and other applications of agricultural robots. Key enabling technologies considered include RTK-GPS, LiDAR, artificial intelligence (AI), hyperspectral imaging, end effector technology, and precision spraying technology.
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