Robots with hoes show farmers possible future of weed control - Austin Daily Herald

Robots with hoes show farmers possible future of weed control - Albert Lea Tribune

By Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio News In a sugar beet field a few miles east of Moorhead, small four-wheeled robots are rolling up and down the rows of beets. Powered by a solar panel, the robots use cameras to spot weeds and then guide sharp-edged hoes to scoop the weeds out of the ground. This is the first year Redmond, Wash.-based Aigen has deployed the robot weeders. “What we’re doing is using a method that’s been used for thousands …