This weed-killing AI robot uses 20 times less herbicide and may disrupt a $26 billion market
Smart weed-killing robots are here and could soon reduce the need for herbicides and genetically modified crops. Swiss company EcoRobotix has a solar-powered robot that can work for up to 12 hours detecting and destroying weeds. Ecorobotix says the robot uses 20 times less herbicide than traditional methods. Blue River Technology has a See and Spray robot that uses a library of images to identify differences between plants and weeds. The robot learns and improves as it operates.
kingdeuceoff on June 4th, 2018 at 15:03 UTC »
The video says 20 TIMES less.... the equivalent of 95% LESS.
xwing_n_it on June 4th, 2018 at 14:13 UTC »
Headline says 20 percent, but the article says 20 TIMES less herbicide. Which makes sense since you're not spraying into the wind willy-nilly from a low-flying aircraft.
ForresterQ on June 4th, 2018 at 13:57 UTC »
Great, now the weeds will adapt to this by learning to take out robots. Great work science.