Robots on the farm take another step forward

Because it is carbon neutral, it is likely that grant funding for sustainable farming will become available to assist farmers purchasing the FarmDroid FD20 robot

The FarmDroid FD20 robot, which takes care of seeding and weeding, can operate 24/7 as long as the lithium batteries have power. If the batteries go flat, the FD20 stops itself until the sun comes up to start re-powering the batteries.

More and more farmers across Europe are letting the FarmDroid FD20 robot take care of seeding and weeding their crops of sugar beet, onions, spinach, kale, flowers, and rapeseed.

The FD20 was in the limelight last week when EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, inspected it at work during his visit to Bavaria in Germany. The robot was also awarded a Silver Award for Innovation at last week's Royal Highland Show.