Undergrads' weed-killing robot wins top prize
June 22, 2026
June 22, 2026
ITHACA, New York, June 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Undergrads' weed-killing robot wins top prize
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A team of Cornell undergraduates beat out 95 other teams to take the grand prize at The Farm Robotics Challenge with their invention: an autonomous robot that kills weeds with electricity.
Their robot can travel through a vineyard or orchard without a human operator, zapping weeds with a small amoun . . .
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Undergrads' weed-killing robot wins top prize
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A team of Cornell undergraduates beat out 95 other teams to take the grand prize at The Farm Robotics Challenge with their invention: an autonomous robot that kills weeds with electricity.
Their robot can travel through a vineyard or orchard without a human operator, zapping weeds with a small amoun . . .