Food and Agriculture Festival Gives Attendees a Taste of the Future of Farming in Florida

Robots zipping through rows of neatly manicured crops at 6 feet a second. Drones flying overhead to take pictures and identify problem areas. A small, solar-powered box embedded into planters that can gauge temperature, humidity, plant health and more.

These are three high-tech, yet cost-effective devices University of Florida engineers had on display as part of Saturday’s Food and Agriculture Festival at the Cade Museum that show how automation and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing the state’s agricultural sector. William Eisenstadt, a professor of electrical engineering, said these innovations are ushering Florida agriculture into a new, technological era.

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