University of Arizona researcher works on new weed spraying technology alongside small Czech Business

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Researchers from the University of Arizona, along with a Czech start up company Ulmanna, are looking to improve weeding machines.

They are working on the next generation of high precision, high speed weeding in desert farms.

Weeding is removing plants not wanted in the crops.

Those working on the technology explain how it uses artificial intelligence.

"Working with Ulmanna and their vision system, which is based on Artificial Intelligence to identify where those weeds are and activate that precision sprayer at the centimeter level of accuracy," said Dr. Martin Siemens, an associate professor of Biosystem Engineering.

They plan to conduct formal field testing this fall.