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Nowadays， companies are experimenting with high?tech tools that can help farmers save time and money， while reducing environment?harming chemicals.
One of the companies is ecoRobotix of Switzerland. It created a robot equipped with AI and cameras to identify all plants on a farm. The robot has four wheels to carry it through the fields in search of weeds. Computer?controlled arms then lower and spray the weeds with small amounts of herbicide.
The robot can fully operate on its own for up to 12 hours a day while being powered by the sun. It uses the same kind of sensor and positioning technology used to guide driverless vehicles. A farmer can also control the equipment through a smartphone.
The co?founder of ecoRobotix， Aurelien Demaurex， says the farm robot can kill weeds with 20 times less herbicide than traditional methods. This is because the system uses exactly the right amount of chemical in the exact place required to kill the weeds. The company is planning to bring its robot to the market by early next year.
Another company developing farm robotics is California?based Blue River Technology. The company has a system called “See
One of the companies is ecoRobotix of Switzerland. It created a robot equipped with AI and cameras to identify all plants on a farm. The robot has four wheels to carry it through the fields in search of weeds. Computer?controlled arms then lower and spray the weeds with small amounts of herbicide.
The robot can fully operate on its own for up to 12 hours a day while being powered by the sun. It uses the same kind of sensor and positioning technology used to guide driverless vehicles. A farmer can also control the equipment through a smartphone.
The co?founder of ecoRobotix， Aurelien Demaurex， says the farm robot can kill weeds with 20 times less herbicide than traditional methods. This is because the system uses exactly the right amount of chemical in the exact place required to kill the weeds. The company is planning to bring its robot to the market by early next year.
Another company developing farm robotics is California?based Blue River Technology. The company has a system called “See