Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
September 10, 2014

Rowbot Systems is commercializing a concept for fertilizing and cover-crop seeding among row crops with a fleet of small robots. Carnegie Robotics has developed the semi-automated system that applies nitrogen fertilizer when the crop can most benefit.  Later in the season the system can be converted to spread cover crop seed under the mature corn crop. A single operator oversees the fleet and performs maintenance and routine support functions. 

A nimble-wheeled farm robot goes to work in Minnesota - The latest in autonomous farming is a robot that weaves between corn stalks, applying fertilizer as it goes (MIT Tech Review)

Website: http://carnegierobotics.com/

Published: September 10, 2014