The robot can be outfitted with multiple attachments such as a
cell-sprayer that can spray pesticides or fertilizers and can
even weed areas intertwined with the crops. It’s able to do so
with the help of strategically positioned cameras that take
pictures of the ground, which are then sent to an onboard
computer that analyzes the images and identifies both the crops
and weeds (programmed with 20 known species per geographic
area). Once the unwanted plants are identified, it can then
spray an herbicide through a row of nozzles placed next to the
cameras positioned behind the bot. The cameras look for the
corresponding image and either open or close the nozzles based
on the weeds' location. With a large range of add-on tools, this
robot makes a perfect plant-nursing platform that’s able to keep
plants healthy, one column at a time. Robots are even being
employed to harvest crops, further maximizing the efficiency
associated with robotic farmers. One such robot is known as the
Robotic Strawberry Harvester from