Industry ExaminerFeb 24
€6.5m in. Kilter says its AX-1 targets weeds at ~6mm and can cut herbicide use “up to 95%” by treating only where weeds exist. Kubota just made a strategic bet on that shift: selectivity moves from chemistry → software. https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/kubota-kilter-single-drop-precision-weeding-robot/ #AgTech #FarmRobotics #PrecisionAg #CropProtection #TechNews
Kubota’s €6.5m wager on a single drop: why vegetable weeding is becoming a software problem - Agtech Industry Examiner

On Feb. 18, 2026, Norwegian agtech startup Kilter disclosed a €6.5 million strategic investment from Kubota as it gears up […]

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Industry ExaminerFeb 16

If fertiliser is ~45% of corn’s direct costs, timing is money. Upside Robotics says its rover can cut nitrogen use by up to 70% via micro-dosing. The catch: throughput, uptime, and yield risk.

Read the full feature: https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/fertilizer-robot-micro-dosing-nitrogen-corn/

#AgTech #PrecisionAgriculture #FarmRobotics #Nitrogen #Corn #SustainableFarming #InputEfficiency #AgInnovation #UpsideRobotics #TechNews

The fertilizer robot trying to turn nitrogen into a “just-in-time” input - Agtech Industry Examiner

Upside Robotics says its small autonomous machines can cut corn nitrogen use by as much as 70% — and save […]

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Industry ExaminerJan 19

AgTech's next boom isn't an app. It's a machine.

"Physical AI" (vision + edge compute) is moving farm tech from insights -> action: spot-spray, robotic weeding, autonomous passes.

Investors want ROI you can count.
https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/physical-ai-agtech-robots-not-dashboards/

#AgTech #FarmRobotics #AI #TechNews

Industry ExaminerDec 22

Driverless tractors may arrive as an upgrade, not a new machine.

#Agreenculture raised €6m to scale a retrofit autonomy kit—built around safety, service, and dealer networks.

https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/retrofit-autonomy-kit-tractors/
#AgTech #FarmRobotics #AutonomousTractors #PrecisionAgriculture #Agriculture #AgriMachinery #Automation #AI #TechNews