Of all farming tasks, working in grain bins is among the most dangerous. The robotics company Grain Weevil in Omaha, Neb., wants to keep farmers out of them with its remote-controlled robot, which ...

Grain Weevil robot takes grain bin safety to new heights The American Farm Bureau Federation has recognized Chad and Ben Johnson of Nebraska for designing a robot called "Grain Weevil" to lower ...

Weevils are grain devouring pests farmers don't want to see in their storage bins.But they may actually welcome a robotic one. "We call this the Grain Weevil because it scurries across the top of the ...

Each year, dozens of American farmers are injured or killed after they climb into a grain bin. A father-son duo from Aurora founded their company, Grain Weevil, with one mission: No boots in the grain ...

This segment features Chad Johnson, Ben Johnson and Zane Zents, founders of Grain Weevil. This segment features Chad Johnson, Ben Johnson and Zane Zents, founders of Grain Weevil in Aurora, NE.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grain weevil on a piece of wheat - Tomasz Klejdysz/Shutterstock The name weevil sounds almost cute, doesn't it? If you've ever ...

The name weevil sounds almost cute, doesn't it? If you've ever dealt with an infestation of these tiny critters in your pantry, though, you know that it can be pretty alarming to see tiny creatures ...