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Man Finally Makes the Weed-Removing Robot

Roland Piquepaille writes "According to the Ludington Daily News, Michigan, Danish agricultural engineers have built a robot to help farmers with weeds. The Hortibot is about 3-foot-by-3-foot, is self-propelled, and uses global positioning system (GPS). It can recognize 25 different kinds of weeds and eliminate them by using its weed-removing attachments. It's also very environmentally friendly because it can reduce herbicide usage by 75 percent. But so far, it's only a prototype and the Danish engineers need to find a manufacturer for distribution."

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  1. And where's the Roland story killing robot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's a lot like killing weeds.

  2. Re:Attn. Muslims: by jombeewoof · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You sir are a fool, and it is opinions like yours that make all of us Americans look like assholes to the Muslim World. Who is to say that it is not YOU who worship the false god. That it is not YOU who needs to rethink your theological values. Perhaps it is YOUR evil moon god that has caused these people to hate Christians so much.

    Forcing your religion on others is no more acceptable than them forcing their religion on you.

    Sorry for feeding the trolls, but this kind of idiocy really bothers me.

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  3. hi-tech by martin_henry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...is self-propelled, and uses global positioning system (GPS).

    ...but does it run Linux?!?

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  4. Re:The conservative dilemma by timeOday · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was mainly conservatives who killed Bush's so-called amnesty bill. Nationalism vs. cheap labor, so hard to choose...