AI May Help Kill Weeds, Preserve Peppers, Tomatoes

UF researchers are designing a machine that can surgically eliminate weeds while preserving the tomatoes and peppers around them, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor fusion.

Vinay Vijayakumar, a doctoral student working under the supervision of Yiannis Ampatzidis, created the smart-spraying system that targets weeds on raised beds of soil and in row middles, the areas between rows of plastic beds.