Robots gather Florida sweetness

A fleet of unmanned John Deere tractors have been deployed in south Florida by U.S. Sugar to work across its 255,000 acres. They’re designed to operate 24 hours per day.The new robotic fleet include four John Deere 8R Series tractors and one John Deere 9R Series tractor. They’re fitted with technology developed by Autonomous Solutions – ASI – and sold by Florida distributor Everglades Equipment Group.The tractors, which are traditionally manually operated, are fitted with