Rutgers University scientists are testing laser-powered machines that kill weeds without chemicals. Early results show the AI ...

The benefits are clear, Besançon added. The laser weeder eliminates the need for herbicides, reducing chemical exposure for ...

According to the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), soybean and corn farmers would lose almost 50% of their crops to unwanted weeds if there were no herbicides or alternative control methods used ...

Hours of hoeing, row after row – that is the reality of weed control in organic vegetable farming. The young plants compete for light, water and nutrients, and without herbicides, the only option is ...

"It'll blow your mind," founder and CEO Paul Mikesell said of a carbon Robotics machine that relies on the same AI system ...

Farmers on the East Coast can now fight weeds with laser beams that work just as well as chemical sprays on peas, beets, and spinach. As Cornell University detailed, these smart machines move along ...

Most corn and soybean fields in the U.S. are planted with herbicide-resistant crop varieties. However, the evolution of superweeds that have developed resistance to common herbicides is jeopardizing ...

A robot the size and shape of a square kitchen table wheels over a row of seedlings. It scans the ground with camera "eyes," then stops. A small probe lowers from the middle of the robot, homes in on ...

Out in the California sun, a new kind of farmhand is hard at work. Powered by solar energy and guided by artificial intelligence, the solar-powered weeding robot for cotton fields is offering farmers ...

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have constructed an AI-powered robot trained to kill pesky cockroaches with a deadly laser. And we can’t help but wonder: why couldn’t they have ...