Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 60.72
January 16, 2023
At CES last year, Deere & Co. made headlines with its announcement of an autonomous tractor. Last week, the company named eight companies that it chose for its 2023 Startup Collaborator program. John Deere launched the program in 2019, and it expects particpants to help it enhance precision technology in agriculture and construction equipment. “This year's group shows the importance of connecting with the startup community across a broad range of applications and technologies,” stated Julian Sanchez, director of emerging technology at John Deere. “These connections help John Deere better understand opportunities to advance precision technology in agriculture and construction.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 56.45
January 06, 2023
In Deere & Co.'s keynote address at CES 2023 yesterday, the company revealed two new technologies that it claimed will help its customers be more productive, profitable, and sustainable. ExactShot is designed to help farmers more economically and sustainably apply fertilizer, and Deere's new electric excavator is powered by a Kreisel battery. “Everything we do at John Deere is focused on real purpose and real impact,” stated Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere. “This means we're developing technology that enables our customers to provide the food, fuel, fiber, and infrastructure that our growing global population needs.” “Our autonomy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 55.48
August 06, 2021
Deere & Co. yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Bear Flag Robotics Inc. for $250 million (U.S.). Moline, Ill.-based Deere said the deal will support its farm automation and autonomy strategy. “Deere views autonomy as an important step forward in enabling farmers to leverage their resources strategically to feed the world and create more sustainable and profitable operations,” stated Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer of John Deere. “Bear Flag’s team of talented agriculture professionals, engineers, and technologists have a proven ability to deliver advanced technology solutions to market.” “Joining that expertise and experience with Deere’s expertise in autonomy, along…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.23
January 04, 2022
…a new generation of autonomous systems. At CES 2022, John Deere today announced a fully autonomous tractor that it said is ready for large-scale production. Deere said the machine combines its 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance, and additional innovations. The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year. In 1837, John Deere, a blacksmith from Vermont, moved to Illinois, where he found that the local soil stuck to cast-iron plows, noted Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer of Deere & Co. He invented the first steel plow, and about 150 years later, the company he founded is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.22
April 26, 2021
…than ever before. Examples include the robotics built into John Deere's latest machines, which can enable farmers to precisely manage their crops. “People have certain perspectives of what robots are and aren't, but the reality is that robotics has played a key role in agriculture for the past 20 years,” said Jesse Haecker, business manager for planting, spraying, and nutrient application at John Deere. “By 2050, the world's population will be 9.7 billion, and global food demand will rise by at least 70%. We've got to drive 1.73% improvement in productivity annually on a similar amount of land to what's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.64
November 22, 2022
…get the job done. The team recently announced that John Deere is taking advantage of its technology on its autonomous tractors. It's not uncommon for things like rain, dust, snow, the sun, and other conditions to obstruct or muddy the view of the tractor's vision system. That's where SparkAI comes in. Kohen said that Deere's tractors can operate independently most of the time, but SparkAI “helps the company handle the limited moments when inevitable edge cases occur,” he said. “That relationship is low volume but extremely high value,” Kohen said. In other instances, a customer’s AI model might only be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.99
May 16, 2024
…unblock these dock bottlenecks.” Many Fortune 2000 companies, including John Deere, GE Appliances, Nissan and Valeo, are using SlipBots in their dock operations. SlipBots have increased dock throughput by 300%, reduced truck and trailer idle time by 91%, reduced labor downtime costs by 85%, reduced total freight damage by 40% and even increased total facility output by 20% by freeing up productive space in the facility, according to the company. “We are grateful for being recognized as the Best New Innovation at MODEX 2024, and we were excited to show thousands of visitors to our booth how anyone can use…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.91
March 08, 2023
…operating them in person. A remote operator controlling two John Deere 333G Compact Track Loaders in Northern California, switching between remote operation and autonomous modes. Source: Teleo Company touts technology benefits Teleo Supervised Autonomy can provide construction companies the following benefits, said Teleo: Attracting more operators: By transitioning these roles from the field to a remote command center, Teleo said it creates a safe and comfortable work environment. This makes it easier to recruit, train and deploy skilled employees, while also making the job more accessible to newer generations. Increasing site productivity: Multiple machines, across multiple sites, can be controlled…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.64
October 17, 2016
…vehicles are commercially available today.” Companies including GE and John Deere have deployed OTTO’s material handling equipment in their facilities. “The market for self-driving passenger vehicles will be over $80 billion by 2030,” Rendall said. “We believe the market for self-driving materials handling vehicles will be equally significant. Clearpath has a big head start, and this new funding will allow us to further accelerate the development of the best self-driving software in the industry – and bring more OTTOs into the world faster.” “Software-differentiated hardware will disrupt every major sector over the next decade,” said Karam Nijjar, partner at iNovia…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.48
March 06, 2024
…RDO Equipment Co., the companies worked to retrofit a John Deere 332G skid steer loader with Storm Equipment’s Metal Pless snow plow blade and Teleo Supervised Autonomy, Teleo’s technology that enables remote and autonomous operations. Moving snow with an autonomous vehicle The machine is designed for mass snow clearing in large open areas such as industrial parking lots. Customers can order a retrofit of any make and model of heavy equipment for remote-operated and autonomous operations from Teleo, along with an autonomous-ready snow plow blade properly sized for each machine type from Storm Equipment. Once outfitted with Teleo’s retrofit kit,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.27
January 05, 2022
…stated Ugur Oezdemir, senior manager of robotics at the John Deere subsidiary. “Formant provides us with a scalable back end to help process data from devices and make faster decisions.” Formant can also help robotics startups bring products to market faster. “Formant has been crucial for scaling our robotics company,” said Charlie Andersen, founder and CEO of Burro, which recently raised funding for its autonomous farming carts. “The people we sell to want to have 5,000 robots running around their fields — and they want to sit in a room and see them on a screen. This is where the…
