app researchers have tested a prototype, low-cost AI device that can offer soil and water chemical analysis in less than 10 seconds. Samples placed on the AgroPad, a paper device the size of a business card, are photographed by a smartphone, while a cloud-based IBM analyses the image in real time to identify the chemicals present in the sample. The data can also be labelled to create a dataset of a particular location and time, and offers the chance of longitudinal data collection. app is seeking agricultural development partners to help commercialise AgroPad.
IBM researchers have tested a prototype, low-cost AI device that can offer soil and water chemical analysis in less than 10 seconds. Samples placed on the AgroPad, a paper device the size of a business card, are photographed by a smartphone, while a cloud-based app analyses the image in real time to identify the chemicals present in the sample. The data can also be labelled to create a dataset of a particular location and time, and offers the chance of longitudinal data collection. IBM is seeking agricultural development partners to help commercialise AgroPad.