Real machines. Real numbers.
Technology you can buy today, doing real work in the physical world. Drones that plant. Robots that mow. Sensors that save water. AI that runs the boring parts of your business. Prices checked, limitations included.
Two or three Field Reports a week.
Mondays & Thursdays — plus a Wednesday when the week earns it. One machine per issue: the full cost math, what it replaces, and what breaks.
We don't rewrite press releases — we check them. If it isn't on the market, it isn't in Wild Tech.
All issues
- 2026-08-11 · Signal Radar Signal Radar #1: The FCC Moves on Work Drones
Five signals, five verdicts: the FCC's drone import ban, a $4,900 humanoid, free unlimited ChatGPT, EGO's tool-battery power station, and a $290 bicopter.
- 2026-08-08 · Field Report The $39,999 Spray Drone vs. the $12.50 Acre
DJI's 100-liter Agras T100 is in stock in the US. University of Missouri per-acre math vs. crop dusters, the licensing gauntlet, and what breaks in the field.
- 2026-08-03 · Note Why Wild Tech exists
A newsletter about technology you can actually buy, doing work you can actually measure. Here's the deal.
- 2026-08-03 · Field Report A $2,999 Robot Says It Can Mow a 40° Slope
Segway's AWD Navimow X450 claims 84% (40°) grades on 1.5 acres. We verify the specs, pull the measured failure record, and run ROI against $99–$264 crew visits.