Yokohama Rubber has begun practical testing of a technology that gauges air pressure from the sound made by tapping on a tire. The company announced that it has developed an experimental pressure ...

This photo taken on March 4, 2025 shows a mobile rubber-tapping robot in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Developed jointly by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and ...

To address labour shortage in rubber plantations, the “tappers census” emphasises the need of pooling workers through the networking of Rubber Producer Societies. The first-ever census carried out by ...

Kurian Thomas, a small time rubber planter, never tapped his trees during Karkidakam, a period marked by heavy rains. KOTTAYAM: Kurian Thomas, a small time rubber planter, never tapped his trees ...

Close on the heels of the Coconut Development Board's attempts to popularise coconut plucking devices, the Rubber Board is trying to develop a mechanised rubber tapping knife. "The board has come ...

The board has invited scientists to develop a mechanised knife that can even be handled by unskilled people. The successful model will get a cash prize of Rs.500,000. Selected designers will have to ...

KOTTAYAM: The Rubber Board has developed a new system of tapping in which tapping can be done on only one fourth circumference of the tree, instead of the present half spiral. By adopting this new ...

A contestant taps a mock rubber tree during the final round of a rubber tapping contest as part of a national vocational skills competition for agricultural practitioners, in Haikou, south China's ...

In a bid to tackle the chronic labor shortages plaguing its natural rubber industry, China has unveiled a mobile rubber-tapping robot, marking a leap forward in agricultural automation. Developed ...