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December 5, 2019

Goodbye herbicide, hello weed-zapping farmbot

The UK’s Small Robot Company and RootWave partner to develop a non-chemical weed control


Maija Palmer

4 min read

Farmers may soon have an alternative to spraying their fields with chemicals, as Small Robot Company and RootWave, two UK-based agritech startups, today announced a partnership to develop a high-precision robot that can kill weeds with a zap of electricity.

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Tom, the scouting robot, can map weeds in a field and cover 20 hectares a day
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