Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in odd angles. Leaves hide what you need to see. For farmers facing labor ...

When Brandon Contino and co-founder Dan Chi were developing Four Growers’ produce-harvesting robots, they practically lived in a greenhouse for an entire year. They coded at a small desk tucked in the ...

Agricultural robots assist farmers with precision tasks without replacing human workers, enhancing efficiency and ...

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Tomatoes are one of Europe’s favourite fruits, and are involved in a wide range of meals from pizza and pasta to salad and full English breakfast. Several advancements have introduced new insights ...

A worker holding a large tray of leafy greens in a large autonomous farm field - China Science/X Much has been made of the AI race between the U.S. and China as the two national powers jockey for ...

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing organic farming by enabling farmers to optimize crop yields, reduce input costs, ...

Tomato greenhouses are becoming test beds for a new kind of farm worker, one that does not just grab every red fruit in sight but pauses to decide which individual tomato is worth picking. Instead of ...