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July 18, 2016

In Idaho, that new farm hand could be a robot

By SEAN ELLIS
Capital Press

NAMPA, Idaho — Researchers in Southwestern Idaho are developing a robotic platform they believe could help specialty crop growers manage their crops and reduce labor costs.

The platform, which researchers are dubbing “IdaBot,” will be a low-cost way of helping farmers control input costs through the use of robotic automation, said Northwest Nazarene University engineering professor Joshua Griffin.


 
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