Science and Technology   Transforming Agriculture: The Rise of AI and Robotics

AI and Robotics Usher in a New Age for Agriculture | The Government of Japan – JapanGov –

As global food demand rises due to population growth, agriculture faces major challenges, including labor shortages, climate-related disruptions, and environmental concerns from chemical use. To address these issues, Japanese company Kubota Corporation has been developing automated and data-driven farming solutions since the 2010s. Their goal is to achieve fully autonomous, uncrewed agricultural machinery to boost productivity with fewer workers. Kubota has advanced through stages of automation, introducing its “Agri Robo Series” of autonomous tractors, rice transplanters, and combine harvesters. By 2024, about 700 of these machines were in use on Japanese farms.