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Episode: How a robotic dog that fire blasts weeds could help curb pesticide use in agriculture
Description: A canine-like Spot robot could provide the answer to harmful pesticides. Forever a problem child for environmentalists, the UN has long been keen to minimize their impact. Pesticides are used to suppress weeds and aid crop growth, some types do not harm soil, but many do.
Developed by researchers at Texas A&M University, the Spot robot uses heat from a torch powered by propane to blast the plant. Dezhen Song from Texas A&M University developed the robot and is now based at Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Dubai.
He explains that as opposed to actually...