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 ...

If you've ever tried to grow your own garden, you know how impossible it is to keep up with the weeds. Keeping non-native vegetable plants alive while trying to keep native plants out is a losing ...

AI-powered laser weeders are advancing quickly, earning praise from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a chemical-free, high-tech ...

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Naware founder Mark Boysen first tried killing weeds with drones and a 200-watt laser. He’d been noodling on ideas for a startup with some friends, and thinking about how his family in North Dakota ...

A wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds. Aigen's solar-powered ...

Weed control is essential in apple orchards because weeds compete with trees for nutrients, water and sunlight, which can reduce fruit yields. However, physically removing weeds is not only ...