<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/expanding-research-initiatives-connect-artificial-intelligence-agriculture-and-engineering-with-hands-on-student-learning.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>From Fields to the Future: Alabama A&amp;M Advances AI Through Drones and Robotics</title><summary>At Alabama A&amp;M University, the future of artificial intelligence is taking shape on four legs and in the skies above campus.</summary><date>2026-10-30T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Justin Vaughner, Alabama A&amp;M University alumnus and Unified Drone Unit lead, stands with a research drone and E-Butch, one of the university's two robotic dogs.</imageAltText><image>/_images/justinmaineditfinal.jpg</image><name>Expanding Research Initiatives Connect Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture and Engineering With Hands-On Student Learning</name><first>Expanding</first><last>Research Initiatives Connect Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture and Engineering With Hands-On Student Learning</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/expanding-research-initiatives-connect-artificial-intelligence-agriculture-and-engineering-with-hands-on-student-learning.html</url><tags/></item>