Robotic Weeding in Row Crops: Throughput, Crop Damage and the Weed Density Where Economics Turn

Abstract

There is real interest in robotic weeding in row crops right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it delivers the most
value. We pull together the current evidence for robotic weeding in row crops, covering the methodological, practical, governance
and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where farms and advisors are still largely working it out
for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout
or blanket avoidance.