Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of robots to contribute to producing food for the growing global population. Design/methodology/approach – Following an introduction which provides an historical background to agricultural production and strategies, this paper...

Purpose This paper aims to illustrate the growing role of drones in applications involving physical tasks. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first provides a brief introduction to drone technology. It then describes and discusses products and applications involving...

Purpose This paper aims to provide details of a number of recent and significant agricultural robot research and development activities. Design/methodology/approach Following an introduction, this first provides a brief overview of agricultural robot research. It then discusses a number of...