How a $50,000 Brazil robot is helping farmers scout, spray and protect crops

Brazilian agriculture startup Solinftec plans to accelerate deliveries of its farming robot in Brazil and in the United States, CEO Britaldo Hernandez said in an interview, in a sign of growing demand for “precision agriculture” tools in two of the world’s largest food producers.

Sold at a price of $50,000, the Solix AG Robotics unit can scout crops and monitor the development of individual plants, as well as target spray herbicide to save costs.