Agriculture News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Agriculture News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture 32 32 Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> Saga Robotics raises £8.4m to scale autonomous farming platform Thorvald https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/saga-robotics-raises-8-4m-to-scale-autonomous-farming-platform-thorvald.html Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:23:20 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28070 Saga Robotics has secured £8.4 million in equity funding to support the commercial expansion of its autonomous agricultural platform, Thorvald, in the UK and the United States. The investment marks [...]

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]]> Bonsai Robotics buys farm-ng to advance AI-driven agricultural automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/bonsai-robotics-buys-farm-ng-to-advance-ai-driven-agricultural-automation.html Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:19:51 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28001 Bonsai Robotics, a company specialising in vision-based autonomy software for agriculture, has acquired farm-ng, a developer of modular electric robotic platforms for farm management. The acquisition unites two agtech comapnies [...]

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]]> Taylor Farms buys agricultural robotics company FarmWise https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/27196.html Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:06:48 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27196 Taylor Farms, a producer of ready-to-eat salads and fresh foods, has announced its acquisition of FarmWise, a company specialising in agricultural technology robotics. FarmWise is known for its precision weeding [...]

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]]> Yamaha Motor launches Yamaha Agriculture after buying Robotics Plus https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/yamaha-motor-launches-yamaha-agriculture-after-buying-robotics-plus.html Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:13:42 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26972 Yamaha Motor has agreed to buy New Zealand startup Robotics Plus, which specialises in automated agricultural solutions.   The closing of the deal is likely to occur in April 2025, after [...]

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]]> Bonsai Robotics secures US$15m Series A funding to advance its physical AI solutions for agriculture https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/bonsai-robotics-secures-us15m-series-a-funding-to-advance-its-physical-ai-solutions-for-agriculture.html Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:44:13 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26772 Physical AI solution provider for the agricultural sector Bonsai Robotics has secured US$15m in Series A funding, led by Bison Ventures. Participation also came from new investor Cibus Capital, with [...]

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]]> Robotics & Automation: 2024 in review https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/robotics-automation-2024-in-review.html Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:14:27 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26387 As 2024 draws to a close, Robotics & Automation Magazine is taking the opportunity to reflect on the past year. This review highlights the most significant news stories from the [...]

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]]> FarmDroid raises nearly £9m to advance autonomous, solar crop robots https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/farmdroid-raises-nearly-9m-to-advance-autonomous-solar-crop-robots.html Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:01:24 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26026 Autonomous, solar-powered agricultural robot developer FarmDroid has secured €10.5m (£8.7m) in investment to drive global expansion, in a funding round led by Convent Capital. The round was supported by EIFO [...]

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]]> Carbon Robotics raises US$70m to scale its LaserWeeder business https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/carbon-robotics-raises-us70-million-to-scale-its-laserweeder-business.html Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:19:28 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25988 AI-powered farming provider Carbon Robotics has secured US$70m in Series D funding which it will use to introduce new software and hardware products, expand manufacturing capabilities in Eastern Washington, and [...]

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]]> Livestock feeds manufacturer deploys robotic palletiser to increase productivity https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/agriculture/livestock-feeds-manufacturer-deploys-robotic-palletiser-to-increase-productivity.html Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:14:54 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25638 Livestock feeds manufacturer Chestnutt Animal Feeds has deployed a robotic palletising system  at its facility in in Northern Ireland. The Quick Pal 1 Robot Palletiser from packaging machinery and robotic [...]

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