DUBLIN, February 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s33czn/agricultural) has announced the addition of a new report "Agricultural Robots - Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts to 2020" to their offering. 

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Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the agricultural robots are used in every aspect of farming, milking, food production, and animal control to implement automated process for the industry.

Weed control is able to achieve crop-yield increases. Robot technology is deploying machines for weed control, promising to improve crop yields. Robots make the crops safer by eliminating or virtually eliminating herbicides. Downstream processing system solutions and robots achieve automation of process. Robots meet stringent hygiene and safety regulations, work tirelessly 24 hours a day, and relieve human workers of physically arduous tasks. Robots contribute to the freshness, variety and quality of food. Projects are ongoing.

High value crops are a target of agricultural robotic development. What could be tastier than a strawberry, perfectly formed, and perfectly ripened? New agricultural robots are able to improve the delivery of consistent quality food, and to implement efficiency in managing food production.

Strawberries are a high profit crop. A new generation of machines has just been born. Strawberry Harvesters with the world's most advanced technology to give maximum performance to a farm. Harvesting robots can optimize the productivity of the farming business. Growers can get the best results in a berry farm using automated process. Automated picking collection systems improve labor productivity, give speed and agility to harvest operations.

The robotic platforms are capable of site-specific spraying. This is targeted spraying only on foliage and selected targets. It can be used for selective harvesting of fruit. The robots detect the fruit, sense its ripeness, then move to grasp and softly detach only ripe fruit.

Agricultural robots address automation of process for agribusiness. The challenge being addressed is to guide farmers towards a new economic model. The aim is to meet demands of a global market. Harvesting is one benefit. Crop-yield increases come from weed control. Robot technology is deploying its machines for weed control, promising to improve crop yields. Robots make the crops safer by eliminating or virtually eliminating herbicides.

Machinery manufacturers and downstream processing industries look for system solutions and robots to achieve automation of process. Robots meet stringent hygiene and safety regulations, work tirelessly 24 hours a day, and relieve human workers of physically arduous tasks. Robots contribute to the freshness, variety and quality of food.


Key Topics Covered: 

1. Market Agricultural Robot Description and Market Dynamics

2. Agricultural Robots Market Share and Market Forecasts

3. Agricultural Robots Product Description

4. Agricultural Robots Technology

5. Agricultural Robots Company Description

Companies Mentioned:

Market Leaders

• Kuka
• Lely
• Yamaha
• Yaskawa / Motoman

Market Participants

• ABB Robotics
• Agile Planet
• AgRA: RAS Agricultural Robotics and Automation
• Agricultural Robotic Research Labs
• Agrobot
• Australian Centre for Field Robotics
• Blue River / Khosla Ventures
• Blue River Technology
• CNH Industrial / Fiat / Case IH
• cRops 312
• Fanuc
• Georgia Tech Agricultural Robots
• Google / Boston Dynamics
• Google / Motorola
• Harvard Robobee
• Harvest Automation
• IBM
• iRobot
• Japanese National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
• Jaybridge Robotics
• KumoTek
• Kyoto University
• Millennial Net
• NARO, a Japanese Incorporated Administrative Agency
• National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
• Ossian Agro Automation / Nano Ganesh
• Precise Path Robotics
• Robotic Harvesting
• Shibuya Kogyo
• Shibuya Seiki
• Sicily Tractor Harvesting
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
• University of California, Davis
• Wall-Ye V.I.N. Robot
• Yamaha
• Yaskawa / Motoman

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