Agricultural tech start-up EarthSense has launched a robot it calls TerraSentia. The robot is designed to travel under crop canopies collecting data through sensors about how plants are growing. It is also equipped with analytics software to aid in research. Illinois-based EarthSense is working alongside seed industry and crop research and development companies to test its product, which was created as a prototype in November. The 15lb robot is currently being tested in a pilot, with an early order deadline of 30 February and a price tag of $5,000.
Agricultural tech start-up EarthSense has launched a robot it calls TerraSentia. The robot is designed to travel under crop canopies collecting data through sensors about how plants are growing. It is also equipped with analytics software to aid in research. Illinois-based EarthSense is working alongside seed industry and crop research and development companies to test its product, which was created as a prototype in February. The 15lb robot is currently being tested in a pilot, with an early order deadline of 30 November and a price tag of $5,000.