Chris Torres, August 4, 2026
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Visitors to Ag Progress Days will have an opportunity to experience the latest advances in agricultural robotics and automation through the debut of the FIRA Robotics Village East Coast, an exhibit of cutting-edge technologies designed to address labor shortages, improve efficiency and support the future of farming.Photos courtesy of Penn State
The robots are coming! To Ag Progress Days, that is.
“So, we teamed up with FIRA, which is a European show that’s focused on robotics. And we have a dedicated area that’s going to showcase that kind of robotic-type equipment,” said Jesse Darlington, show manager of Ag Progress Days.
This year’s show takes place Aug. 11-13.
The FIRA Robotics Village will be located in and around the Exhibit Building on West 5th Street at the Ag Progress Days site. It will feature robotics and autonomous technologies applicable to a wide range of farms, including dairy, specialty crops, forestry, greenhouses and field crops.
On display will be a robot that works alongside people by carrying, following or towing materials to improve efficiency on farms, as well as an autonomous tomato-harvesting robot.
Darlington said there will also be live demonstrations of robotics in the field demonstration area.
“Two robots actually will be going,” he said. “One’s going to be going through corn, and one will be actually going through pumpkins. The one is a weeder. I’m not exactly sure what the one in the corn’s going to do, but it’s probably the same type.”