RIPPA The Farm Robot Exterminates Pests And Weeds

RIPPA, a fully autonomous robot, can cover five acres a day on a solar charge - finding and exterminating pests and weeds on every single plant over the equivalent of four football fields. Are robots like RIPPA the future of farming?

RIPPA stands for "Robot for Intelligent Perception and Precision Application".

Catalyst joins engineers from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics as they explore the world of agriculture to develop robots and smarter ways of farming.

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