Ghost in the machine. A John Deere 7930 tractor rumbles across a canola field, buggy in tow, and eases alongside a rolling combine to collect grain. Speed, distance, and timing are synced in a farming ...

Both John Deere and a company called Monarch showed off autonomous tractors at CES, with plans to put them on the market later this year. While the John Deere 8R features traditional diesel power, the ...

A crowd waits to enter the main show floor at the CES tech show Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Joe Buglewicz) LAS VEGAS (AFP) — Driverless plows and autonomous tools to weed ...

Next time you buy organic fruits, veggies, or nuts, it might be thanks to a giant weed-whacking robot. Semi-autonomous farming machines are navigating agricultural fields across California and Arizona ...

Monarch Tractor this morning announced the delivery of its first MK-V unit. The “smart tractor” is electric and what the Bay Area-based company refers to as “driver optional” (terms like “autonomous” ...

PANA, Ill. (WAND) - The activity starts with a simple prompt: create a tractor that can pull weight for multiple feet using a spherical robot and 3D printer. The challenge for most students is ...

One day in April, I wandered across a field in the English county of Shropshire, in search of a robot tractor. Dark clouds scudded across the sky, rain came in squalls, and a line of oak trees ...