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04/16/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Agriculture robot watches crops grow, providing data, analyses in real-time
A new crop phenotyping robot can take over the tedious task of watching over growing crops. The autonomous agricultural robot can analyze plants and transmit its findings in real-time, according to an article in ScienceDaily. Developed by a University of Illinois (U. of I.) research team, TerraSentia is 13 inches wide and weighs only 24 pounds. It is light […]
11/19/2017
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By Russel Davis
Engineers are developing robot farmers that may make widespread pesticide spraying obsolete
Farmers may soon find their work a bit more relaxed as a team of researchers at the Harper Adams University in the U.K. is in the process of developing miniature robots that would help them harvest crops and apply pesticides. According to the researchers, the miniature robots show potential in cutting excessive pesticide use, curbing food waste, and […]
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