With its modular, space-efficient design, Opollo Farm is a fully automated vertical farm that uses advanced robotics to boost local food supply and deliver harvest-ready crops in as little as 15 days.

It seems like everywhere you look, there’s talk about vertical farming. You might be wondering, why all the buzz now? Well, ...

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Agricultural robots assist farmers with precision tasks without replacing human workers, enhancing efficiency and productivity. Harvesting and planting robots use advanced technology to optimize yield ...

According to the report, the restricted crop portfolio remains a major barrier to the technique’s global adoption. Vertical farming is well-suited for leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens, but is less ...

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed advanced robotic insects that could aid farming through artificial pollination. They could prove especially useful in the ...

On a special episode (first released on November 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of ...

Picture a farm in Avondale growing leafy greens. Maybe you’ve imagined small plants swaying in the breeze alongside the road. But at one West Valley farm, the plants have never seen the sun. These ...

HUBBARD, Ore. — About a decade ago, David Ashton and Justin Gravett were college roommates studying engineering at California Polytechnic State University. Now the friends are trying to change the ...