Business+IT Publishes Article on Miyazaki-Born “AI in Charge of the Entire Farm”

Business+IT published an article on Nov. 5, 2026, about the idea of an “entire farm run by AI,” originating in Miyazaki.

What can be confirmed this time is only that an article was published with the phrase “an entire farm entrusted to AI” as its theme. The specific targets, control methods and operating results are not available in the excerpt provided. Therefore, the headline’s wording cannot be treated as a description of implemented capabilities or changes to farmers’ work; readers should consult the original source for details. We introduced an article the previous day, Nov. 4, 2026, about vegetable-harvesting automation by a robotics company from Miyazaki (Business+IT publishes article on vegetable-harvesting automation by a Miyazaki-based robotics company). However, it has not been confirmed that the two articles cover the same company or technology. The continued focus on farms should be considered separately from any continuity between individual businesses. The methods and performance described in the previous day’s article are also unknown from the information provided, leaving no basis for comparing harvesting automation with the control of equipment and environments on a farm as being at the same stage of development. On the technology-development front, 13 companies and groups were selected for robotics foundation model research and development projects under GENIAC, a program by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO, and plans were outlined to collect field data and work data, including tactile information (METI and NEDO report selection of 13 companies and groups for GENIAC robotics foundation model development support). When assessing farm automation, points to verify include not only what is being controlled but also how field data is collected and applied to work. There is no information that the article in question is related to GENIAC’s efforts. On implementation, a plan has been reported for about 20 companies, including Kyocera and Kobe Steel, to jointly develop work robots based on ALM’s AI-equipped automated machine tool, TTMC ([Kyocera, Kobe Steel and about 20 other companies form physical AI alliance, using ALM’s AI-equipped machine tools as a foundation](/news/fijikaru-ai-jitsuyouka-he-kigyou-rengou-kyousera-ya-koubesei-639336)). Agriculture and manufacturing involve different processes and equipment, but in either case, the phrase “AI-run” alone does not establish the actual scope of work or the extent of human involvement. The next points to verify are the tasks involved, deployment and operating status, compatible equipment, handling of anomalies, and performance metrics. These are not included in the excerpt provided.