Robo pest control has economic, environmental benefits

Jan 24, 2022
Jan 24, 2022

Robot pest control — Robots could help farmers with some of the work of pest management while providing volumes of information to help plant, manage and harvest better crops.
Photo courtesy Tommy Theis

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Autonomous pest control vehicles could become a valuable asset to farmers in the future as they create an opportunity for new intelligence and a way of managing pests in crop fields.

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