Environment and Agriculture

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Fisher Smith developed a robotic system that automatically inspects and cleans each cow as they rotate through the milking carousel.
A UK dairy farm has implemented a vision-guided robotic system to automate udder inspection and cleaning, ensuring compliance with hygiene standards, enhancing cow welfare, and...
Jan. 16, 2026
Jiarong Hong Lab, University of Minnesota
Figure 1: Autonomous drones capture images of a smoke plume over time.
Sept. 16, 2025
Courtesy of John Deere
Figure 1: Viewing this problem as an opportunity, innovators have developed automated approaches to weeding—such as the machine pictured here from John Deere—that use machine vision, such as 3D imaging, and deep learning.
Aug. 13, 2025
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Figure 1: Three Hydrus drones descending to the sea floor at Hall Bank coral reef, off the coast of Western Australia.
July 3, 2025
Courtesy of Carbon Robotics
Figure 1: Carbon Robotics markets an autonomy kit—including machine vision components and deep learning algorithms—as well as a self-contained system to kill weeds using lasers.
April 9, 2025
Courtesy of John Deere
Figure 1: The Autonomous 9RX Tractor for Large-Scale Agriculture uses cameras in pods with overlapping FOV.
Jan. 15, 2025
Di Wang et al, Texas A&M University
Figure 1: Researchers from Texas A&M University created a robotic weeding system using heat from a flamethrower. The system incudes one RGB-D camera and two thermal cameras.
Aug. 16, 2024
Courtesy of Aris BV
Figure 1: Using machine vision and AI, SnappArt automates the process of quantifying and assessing live feed used in hatcheries, such as the Rotifer pictured here.
May 31, 2024
Photo/Boulder Imaging-IdentiFlight
An image of a bird flying near a wind turbine, captured by IdentiFlight.
May 10, 2024

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