The past decade has seen enormous changes in the types of machinery used on modern farms. Drive-by- wire tractors, linked to GPS systems and receiving precise mapping data over the Internet have already led to significant productivity increases. But even greater increases in productivity will become necessary in the years ahead if farmers are to feed the estimated 9 billion people who will inhabit the planet by midcentury. John Deere is helping lead this push by exploring ways that robotics technology can make farming more productive and sustainable, as well as more rewarding for farmers themselves.
In this interview, John Reid, Director of Product Technology and Innovation, a leader of John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation…
Robots based on a humanoid form factor will eventually join us at home, in the workplace and in public places. Here’s what’s news in humanoid robotics.
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