07/01/2026
These autonomous UV robots offer an alternative to the billion pounds of annual chemical pesticides used in the U.S. every year.
American farming is entering a high-tech era as TRIC Robotics deploys autonomous, tractor-scale robots to eliminate crop pests using ultraviolet light instead of toxic chemical sprays.
Founded by CEO Adam Stager, the company is tackling the agricultural industry's heavy reliance on chemical agents—which currently accounts for roughly one billion pounds of pesticide use in the United States every year.
By navigating fields autonomously overnight, these massive robots target and destroy pests and diseases without leaving harmful chemical residues, starting first with commercial strawberry fields before expanding to other crops.
While automation often sparks concerns over agricultural job losses, TRIC Robotics argues that the technology actually enhances the workforce by unlocking a highly productive, previously underutilized night shift.
Farmers are welcoming the solution as they struggle to control resistant pests, and the successful validation of the technology on large-scale farms is paving the way for smaller agricultural operations to adopt it. This clean-tech shift could eventually phase out widespread reliance on controversial chemicals like glyphosate, transforming the future of sustainable food production.
source: Djordjevic, P. (2026, June 25). American company uses robots to remove pesticides from crops. NewsNation.
