This cute robot might help Japanese farmers maintain flooded rice fields and keep weeds out. 🤓 engineering
This cute robot might help Japanese farmers maintain flooded rice fields and keep weeds out.Farmers in Japan have used ducks to help them grow rice in their paddy fields for centuries. The friendly farm animalsin flooded fields eating insects and oxygenating the water that helps stops weeds from taking hold.
Their manure even helps to fertilize the fields. As the commercialization of rice production took hold, ducks were replaced by pesticides and other chemicals.Meet the, a floating moving robot that is designed to help farmers keep their paddy fields insect free and weed free without chemicals. Named after the breed of ducks who formerly had the job, the cute self-propelled robot might be the future of rice farming. Weighing 1.5 kilograms the robot has two rotating rubber brushes instead of duck feet to stir up the water and stop weeds growing.Rice production is under threat in Japan as demand for the staple food has dropped and farming knowledge is not being passed through the generations, due to a rapidly aging population.
For now, this seems to be a passion project by one engineer, but it is a fascinating look at how small robots could become ubiquitous technology in the farming industry of the future.Just enter your email and we’ll take care of the rest:
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