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Wonder if this will ever come to market

The agricultural robot is also said to make everyday work in the fields easier.

It can distinguish between crops and weeds according to the shape of their leaves and then fish out weeds mechanically, rather than with herbicides.

“Over time, based on parameters such as leaf colour, shape, and size, Bonirob learns how to differentiate more and more accurately between the plants we want and the plants we don’t want”
Amos Albert, Deepfield Robotics

Unwanted plants are, apparently, simply rammed into the ground with a rod.

Using machine learning, Bosch researchers look up weeds in a large number of image files so that Bonirob can accurately identify them.

Professor Amos Albert, general manager of Deepfield Robotics, explains: “Over time, based on parameters such as leaf colour, shape, and size, Bonirob learns how to differentiate more and more accurately between the plants we want and the plants we don’t want.”

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