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Man Finally Makes the Weed-Removing Robot

Posted by samzenpus on from the it-only-listens-to-reggae dept.

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. Well it's about time by blool · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one, welcome our weed killing friends... As long as we remain friends.

  2. My mortal enemy by wawannem · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am going to hunt this thing down and destroy every last ounce of it's evil metal body...

    Right after I get up off the couch

  3. Hello, We'd Like to Buy You Out by g8orade · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is Monsanto...

  4. Why has it taken so long? by eggfoolr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why has it taken so long for man to make one? Woman worked out how to do it long ago!

  5. What would be even cooler by transporter_ii · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would be even cooler, would be a weed growing robot. And if they come up with this, I think a fitting name would be Bender.

    Transporter_ii

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    1. Re:What would be even cooler by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

      What would be even cooler, would be a weed growing robot.

      That would be awesome... if the cops catch your robot tending to the weed it can be programmed to say uhh I forgot who I'm growing this hash for man I have only so much RAM to devote to remembering things and I just can't remember who programmed me to grow all this sticky bud and there's nothing the pigs can do because your robot will be programmed to enjoy prison and be willing to spend years there in standby mode to conserve battery life but if the grower is some guy you'd have to promise him that you'll commute his sentence so he can perjure himself all he wants for you knowing you'll eventually bail him out... but under the existing system you can't do that unless you're the president who must have access to a mean supply of weed because you can see how worried he's been looking lately.

  6. When aliens land... by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Take me to your weeder!"

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  7. Congratulations... by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to get shit for this but:

          So the Danes finally managed to clone "Mexicans"?

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  8. Re:It recognizes weeds? Excellent. What else? by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
    Slow drivers! Stupid people! Luddites! Conservatives!

    Sarah Connor?

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