The U.S. population has been growing at an ever-increasing rate: in 1900, the population was 76 million people, by 1950 it had grown to 152 million, and by 2015 320 million people called the U.S. home ...

Tractors plow the farm fields without drivers, guided by satellites and iPhones. Solar-powered robots tend to plants on the ground like giant outdoor Roombas, while drones fly overhead spraying the ...

AgEagle Aerial Systems announces the launch of its new RedEdge-P Green, a multispectral camera designed to enable precision agriculture from planting to harvest. AgEagle says farmers that use the new ...

Agriculture is an industry with slim margins and farmers are always looking for ways to cut costs. That’s why in many parts of the U.S., drones are now doing the job of tractors, planters, and planes.

Drones in the tens of thousands will be in the skies by 2030, the Federal Aviation Administration predicts. But where some may fear precision weapons or flying spy cameras, Steve Markofski sees flying ...

A drone flying against a blue sky. - Detlef Voigt/Getty Images While many still use drones purely as recreational devices, the technology has started to take on various other roles. Cities have begun ...

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow drones to help treat crops on Connecticut farms. The proposal has gathered the support of a broad coalition of farmers and academics, who say ...

Lisa joined CNET after more than 20 years as a reporter and editor. Her coverage of AI ranged from a hands-on with OpenAI's empathetic Advanced Voice Mode to in-depth explainers on LLMs, ...