Environment and Agriculture

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A drone equipped with the Q.Fly Water system in flight.
Quantum Solutions collaborates with Delmar Aerospace and Perspectum to create drone-mounted systems utilizing quantum dot SWIR sensors and AI for high-resolution water moisture...
April 8, 2026
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Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast
March 24, 2026
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Fisher Smith developed a robotic system that automatically inspects and cleans each cow as they rotate through the milking carousel.
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

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