The Trimble BD9250 receiver is designed to deliver high-accuracy positioning for a range of high volume, autonomous-ready applications used in the agriculture, construction, robotics and logistics industries worldwide.

Institute faculty will address a range of commercially important sectors, including poultry, peanuts, cotton, fruits, vegetables and controlled-environment agriculture.

John Deere has acquired patents and intellectual property from artificial intelligence startup Light, according to The Robot Report. Light specializes in depth perception technology and creating technology with human-like vision.

The flexible approach to autonomous agriculture developed by Blue White Robotics, Federated Wireless and Intel provides a new path for growers to improve outcomes with lower labor costs and less human error, while increasing farm-wide productivity.