Nearly every week, we hear news about the latest successes and failures in driverless vehicles. But we hear little about how other industries are developing this same kind of technology. One industry heavily involved in researching and developing artificial intelligence, or AI, is agriculture. Companies are experimenting with high-tech tools that can help farmers save time and money, while reducing environment-harming chemicals. One of the companies is ecoRobotix of Switzerland. It created a robot equipped with AI and cameras to identify all plants on a farm. The robot has four wheels to carry it through the fields in search of weeds. Computer-controlled arms then lower and spray the weeds with small amounts of herbicide.

What does agriculture mean?
understanding animals
chemical identification
artificial intelligence
the science of farming
What can the robot do?
drive a car
identify plants
replace farmers
pull weeds
Tools can help farmers save time and money.
plant more weeds
learn about chemicals
harvest better crops
save time and money