ASU alum develops smart agriculture that can harvest, weed, spray — and scare birds.
ASU alum develops smart agriculture that can harvest, weed, spray — and scare birds.
Raghu Nandivada was visiting family in rural south India in 2018 when, after a long day of work, his mother challenged him to invent a robot that removed weeds.
Nandivada comes from a family of farmers who harvest Indian staples like pulses, rice, red chilis and other vegetables. He reminded his mother he was not a robotics engineer — yet.
“Well, can you try?” she asked.
Nearly 10 years later, Nandivada is well on his way to answering his mother's challenge. His company, Padma AgRobotics, has developed several smart farming products for agriculture and is working to revolutionize the industry with robotic tools and artificial intelligence.
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