Danish robot picks up weeds

A group of Danish agricultural technicians reported on the completion of work on a robot that is able to search for and pull out weeds from the beds.

The self-propelled robot Hortibot measuring about meter by meter (apparently, we are talking about surface area) detects twenty-five types of weeds, and in addition, is equipped with a GPS sensor.

Scientists believe that Hortibot will help to make products less harmful, since the amount of herbicides used will decrease by about 75%.
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via slashdot