Opico has branched into uncharted waters by taking on the distribution of Danish-made autonomous tool carriers. Carbon neutral and powered by sunshine alone, the so-called FarmDroid is the brainchild ...

The ability to seed and weed crops grown in beds is a key driver for the development of a four-wheel version of the usually three-wheel FarmDroid autonomous tool carrier. It gains a little weight but ...

HERMISTON — When it comes to the farming industry, labor costs are among some of the biggest expenditures, particularly when it comes to seeding and weeding. A new innovation, the FarmDroid, could be ...

The new FarmDroid concept which will be sold in the UK by Opico, caught our attention recently and so we asked machinery journalist, Peter Hill, for an in-depth view of how this intriguing system will ...

A solar-powered weeding and seeing robot has been crowned "machine of the year" at this year's National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois. FarmDroid FD20 is the world’s first fully ...

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Because it is carbon neutral, it is likely that grant funding for sustainable farming will become available to assist farmers purchasing the FarmDroid FD20 robot The FarmDroid FD20 robot, which takes ...

While we argue about the price of diesel, there’s a Cork farmer embracing the future of farming FarmDroid stores the coordinates of every seed it sows at planting. Photo: FarmDroid.com Last week, I ...

Droids and drones are moving from concept to commonplace when it comes to seeding, weeding and spraying farm crops. The latest technology was on display at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show near Woodstock, ...

A FarmDroid robot from Denmark demonstrates how it mechanically removes weeds. The machine is being used by a Gatton vegetable farmer to reduce chemical use.

Among the millions of euro worth of agricultural and plant machinery on display at the National Ploughing Championships will be a ‘solar-powered seed-n-weed’ robot produced by FarmDroid. IAM ...