Physical AI

Farm robots

Autonomous tractors, sprayers and field robots on working farms.

A startup says its night-running UV robots can stand in for strawberry sprays

TRIC Robotics runs tractor-sized machines that shine UV-C light on strawberry plants and vacuum up bugs. Growers pay per treatment, not for the robot. The results so far are the company's own.

Case study · August 2025

AgricultureVendor claim

John Deere shows a driverless orchard tractor, shaped by a California grower

Deere says its second-generation autonomy kit will run spraying tractors through orchards with no one on board. It hasn't said what the kit costs or when farmers can order one.

Case study · January 2025 · Part 1 of 1: Deere Autonomy