It uses machine learning to spot the species.
Lanternfly egg masses can contain up to 30-50 eggs and are often found on trees, rocks, outdoor furniture and rusty metal surfaces. If not effectively stopped, they birth a new generation of the pests each year.
"Currently, spotted lanternflies are concentrated in the eastern portion of the nation, but they are predicted to spread to the whole country," saidCarolyn Alex, an undergraduate researcher on the TartanPest team. "By investing in this issue now, we will be saving higher costs in the future." TartanPest was created by mounting a robotic arm to the base of an all-electric Amiga microtractor made by California-based robotics company Farm-ng. The machine uses a deep learning model refined on an augmented image data set created from 700 images of spotted lanternfly egg masses from iNaturalist to identify the invasive insects and dispose of them.
As such, TartanPest could prove extremely beneficial to small farmers and the broader food system. The autonomous robot would help in three particular areas: lowering the chemical pollution of crops, increasing efficiency on farms and saving labor costs for farmers.
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