Potato-virus robot being honed for a 2nd summer, to do a job fewer humans are applying for on P.E.I.

Potato-virus robot being honed for a 2nd summer, to do a job fewer humans are applying for on P.E.I.

A robot that’s being designed to check potato plants for viruses is back for a second summer, and its creators at UPEI say the new version is faster and even works at night. The AgriScout can replace humans who walk through the fields looking for disease, who have been hard to hire in recent years. CBC’s Nancy Russell takes us to a potato field to find out more.