Posted 3/19/2024, 1:24:00 PM
AI Robot Theo Joins Dutch Tulip Fields to Stop Disease Spread
- An AI robot named Theo spots and removes sick tulips in Dutch fields to prevent disease spread.
- 45 robots currently patrol tulip fields in the Netherlands as peak season approaches.
- Theo works day and night and doesn't complain about backbreaking labor like human workers.
- The robot cost 185,000 euros but helps offset declining human "sickness spotters".
- Theo uses AI and high-precision GPS to identify and destroy infected flowers.