A robot is killing weeds by zapping them with electricity
Story Date: 6/15/2021

 

Source: Stephanie Bailey, CNN, 6/9/21

On a field in England, three robots have been given a mission: to find and zap weeds with electricity before planting seeds in the cleared soil. The robots — named Tom, Dick and Harry — were developed by Small Robot Company to rid land of unwanted weeds with minimal use of chemicals and heavy machinery. The startup has been working on its autonomous weed killers since 2017...

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