The Deer & Co John Deere 8R fully autonomous tractor is displayed ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP
LAS VEGAS: Driverless plows and autonomous tools to weed vegetable plots are the latest innovations ready to help farmers juggling labour shortages, climate change and environmental protection, while trying to feed a growing world population.
Venerable American farm equipment manufacturer John Deere and French agricultural robot startup Naio debuted their latest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show, which began Jan 5 in Las Vegas.
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The Deer & Co John Deere 8R fully autonomous tractor is displayed ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP
Inside the cab of the Deer & Co. John Deere 8R fully autonomous tractor at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP
John Deere combined its popular 8R tractor, a plow, GPS and 360-degree cameras to create a machine a farmer can control from a smartphone. — AFP
An autonomous all-electric agriculture robot from Naio Technologies during a press event for CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Naio makes robots and develops software for them to be used as automated agricultural units to perform tasks like weeding, seeding, planting, thinning and real-time growth monitoring. — AFP
The Deer & Co. John Deere 8R fully autonomous tractor. Once the tractor is driven into the field, the farmer can simply swipe right to send it on its way, with no need to be in the cab. — AFP
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