In the American state of Idaho, a robot moves between lines of fruit trees and grapevines. It is doing farm work. Called “IdaBot,” this robot is a prototype, or model. An engineering team at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, developed IdaBot. It looks like a small military tank. But, it is armed with cameras and radio frequency sensors instead of guns. It moves slowly through an orchard, spraying chemicals on each plant that needs treatment. It can do other jobs too, including watching over crops and harvesting them. The robot uses radio frequency identification in its work. This process uses electronic devices on the trees or grapevines to identify them. As the IdaBot moves through the orchards, it “reads” the devices on the plants to learn what it needs.
Title: Robot Can Help With Farm Work
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It is doing farm work.</span> <span data-start-time='12333' data-end-time='18688'>Called “IdaBot,” this robot is a prototype, or model.</span> <span data-start-time='18688' data-end-time='27313'>An engineering team at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, developed IdaBot.</span> <span data-start-time='27313' data-end-time='30750'>It looks like a small military tank.</span> <span data-start-time='30750' data-end-time='38521'>But, it is armed with cameras and radio frequency sensors instead of guns.</span> <span data-start-time='38521' data-end-time='46854'>It moves slowly through an orchard, spraying chemicals on each plant that needs treatment.</span> <span data-start-time='46854' data-end-time='54375'>It can do other jobs too, including watching over crops and harvesting them.</span> <span data-start-time='54375' data-end-time='60500'>The robot uses radio frequency identification in its work.</span> <span data-start-time='60500' data-end-time='69042'>This process uses electronic devices on the trees or grapevines to identify them.</span> <span data-start-time='69042' data-end-time='78833'>As the IdaBot moves through the orchards, it “reads” the devices on the plants to learn what it needs.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1520/farm_robot.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7594 data-hint-location='12333' style='display:none;'><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1520/this_process_uses__blank__on_the_trees_or_grapevines_to_identify_them.m4a'>This process uses <span class='blank'>electronic devices</span> on the trees or grapevines to identify them.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='electronic devices'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1520/paint.m4a'><span>paint</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1520/electronic_devices.m4a'><span>electronic devices</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1520/animals.m4a'><span>animals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1520/lasers.m4a'><span>lasers</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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