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Lasers have been used in the agricultural industry but only
for positioning of crops and such, but there's a larger
posibility here for higher powered lasers in the fields!
Imagine a small robot (like a pakbot or something) that
goes around each row, stopping every few feet and
analyzing its
surroundings. Once software determines
which plants are crops and which are weeds, it aims its
laser at the stalks of the weeds, killing them before they
even have a chance. Not a lot of power is needed to kill
the weeds, only enough to disrupt the cell structure along
the stem. In an upgraded version, imaging would allow
the recognition of certain bugs such as beetles and slugs.
They would be lasered too, hopefully bring this organic
method full circle.
Laser_20Lawnmower
[hippo, Sep 21 2010]
Instant_20Laser_20Mower
[hippo, Sep 21 2010]
Laser_20Cutter
[hippo, Sep 21 2010]
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I need a handheld version for gardening. However, not sure I'd trust the machine to handle the pest control. |
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Damn! From the title I thought that this was going to be a less energetic alternative to kicking sand in their faces. |
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Don't let them have lasers in the first place. It would
be easier that way. |
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