FarmWise, a startup helmed by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has created a line of autonomous weeding robots that rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to cut out weeds while leaving crops untouched.

The new line of Vulcan robots joins FarmWise's current line of Titan robots, both of which feature hundreds of tiny blades that are directed by AI to cut around crops.

Source: FarmWise

According to its developers, the Vulcan is lightweight and pulled along by a tractor. Like its predecessor, the Titan line of autonomous weeding robots, the Vulcan distinguishes weeds from crops using machine vision.

FarmWise suggests that by automating weeding tasks, farmers and others in the agricultural sector can work around ongoing global labor shortages as well as reduce the use of fertilizers, water and even herbicides.

For more on FarmWise’s line of autonomous weeding robots, watch the accompanying video that appears courtesy of FarmWise.