The Farm Robotics Challenge, organized by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, with support from technology partners farm-ng and IGIS, is an annual competition for college level student teams. The objective is for teams to identify and solve real-world agricultural challenges using cutting-edge robotics technology.

Participants work to provide solutions to on-farm challenges by utilizing robotic platforms that have features such as autonomous navigation, artificial intelligence, and novel attachments. Teams are expected to address a variety of production farming topics including planting, weeding, harvesting, pest control, and mapping and data collection.

Judging is based on a range of criteria including accuracy, design elegance, safety, complexity, interdisciplinary inclusion, societal impact, and commercial potential.