Wednesday, July 2, 2014

"Ladybird" autonomous robot to help out down on the farm

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'Ladybird' is an autonomous farm robot capable of conducting mobile monitoring of a variet...


Ladybirds are happily welcomed by gardeners into their yards, knowing that they will consume the most prolific plant pests like white flies, mites, and aphids. Imagine, then, how useful an autonomous, solar-powered, intelligent robotic ladybird could be on a farm. Enter the University of Sydney’s "Ladybird," not actually an eater of insect pests, but a robot capable of conducting mobile farm reconnaissance, mapping, classification, and detection of problems for a variety of different crops. .. Continue Reading "Ladybird" autonomous robot to help out down on the farm



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