Award-winning teams announced at FIRA USA robotics conference Five winning teams, representing various universities and colleges across the U.S., were announced on Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the FIRA USA robotics […]
Category: Research
WSU researcher enhances tree-pruning robot with Australian university partnership
Martin Churuvija partnered with Australian researchers this summer to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into his prototype tree-pruning robot. The Washington State University biological systems engineering PhD student had the opportunity […]
7 ways AI is solving knotty challenges in climate, marine sciences and agriculture
Ananth Kalyanaraman, director the AgAID Institute and a computer science professor at the Washington State University, was part of a panel tackling AI and agriculture. Washington farmers grow more than 300 different […]
New training for agriculture professionals to understand and communicate AI
A CSANR team is developing an asynchronous online training course focused on understanding and communicating artificial intelligence (AI) within sustainable agriculture. Funded through a grant from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research […]
Project aims to better understand water demands from extreme heat
A project to better understand, and help balance, future water demands during high temperatures recently received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The project funds a Washington State University-led […]
Experts to Develop Strategy on Using AI to Feed Agricultural Advancements
Experts Meet in Washington, DC to Develop Research, Policy & Funding Recommendations for AI in Agriculture The AI for Agriculture Summit and Visioning Conference — held July 29–31, 2024 at […]
Robots reaching beyond harvest — Video
Washington and Oregon University researchers collaborate on orchard robots for many tasks Every year, apple fruit thinning overlaps with cherry harvest, posing tough labor management decisions. Northwest engineering researchers are […]
AI Taking Root in Growing Number of Agriculture Programs
A Growing Investment Technology has always co-existed with agriculture, but, over the last few years, there has been a concerted cross-pollination. In 2020, the National Science Foundation launched its National […]
WSU’s AgAID Institute attends White House event on AI
The “AI Aspirations: R&D for Public Missions” event held in Washington, D.C. in early June brought together leading experts from across the federal government as well as from universities and industry. The […]
Promise and Pitfalls: Cultivating understanding of agricultural artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is filtering your spam, gatekeeping your newsfeed, chatting with you online, and underpinning many of your regular activities. Many vaunt the potential of AI in agriculture to […]
