NZ Bots Can Prune Winery Vines

New Zealand may soon have new helpers in its wineries. Canterbury University's Dr. Richard Green is working on a robot that can prune vines using 3D cameras to gauge distance. The target date for a working model is two years. The bot can be adapted for other industries but for now they see it as saving $20 million a year in that country.
Via PC World
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Posted by Sheila Franklin at August 17, 2010 9:20 PM