February 13, 2025
Florabot gets highlighted in Auburn New Center
RoboCrop: AI innovation wins big for biosystems engineering students at international farming robotics competition
Farming is work — hard work. Just not as hard as it used to be.
Thanks to Florabot, an AI-driven robot developed by researchers in the Smart Systems Lab within the Department of Biosystems Engineering, farmers may soon be able to assess entire rows of azaleas, hydrangeas, petunias and many other ornamental plants in the time it takes you to read this article — and with the touch of a button.
"Helping growers monitor plant growth, manage inventory and save time and money — that's what we were trying to do," said Hamid Syed, a graduate research assistant in the Smart Systems Lab led by Tanzeel Rehman, assistant professor in biosystems engineering.