The quest for a real life tractor beam continues, with a 2-micrometer-thick silicon light bender. The silicon metasurface changes a solid beam into a triple spiral one that can pick up particles.

Carbon Robotics launched the autonomous robot tractor, the Carbon AutoTractor, in 2025. The vehicle is powered by Carbon AI and it is installed on existing tractors. The AutoTractor is remotely ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Tractor beams are one of the most iconic pieces of science-fiction technology, most likely popularized through movies and TV shows such as Star Wars, Star ...

Preparing and improving a tractor for field work, highlighting upgrades, maintenance, and the practical demands of everyday farming.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monarch Tractor, maker of the industry’s smartest, fully electric autonomous tractor, and its Farm Electrification Consortium partners have received a $3 million ...

A tractor beam—a special beam of electromagnetic radiation that draws particles toward it instead of pushing them away—might be a concept straight from Star Trek, but scientists from the Australian ...