HERBICIDE ROBOT
June 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLDANISH scientists have developed a robot reducing the herbicide needed to kill off weeds during crop production. Offering advantages to food processors concerned about herbicide residues and input costs, the robot drives across a field, scanning the ground for weeds and noting their position. With this data, farmers can spray more selectively, reducing herbicide use by 70 per cent, says Denmark's Aalborg University and the country's Institute of Agricultural Sciences. Said developer Svend Christensen: "The most important benefit is to the ...
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