BEIJING, 15 August (BelTA - Xinhua) - Chinese scientists have recently
developed the world's first robot capable of conducting full-process
breeding, highlighting deep integration of biotechnology and AI
technologies in the agricultural intelligent breeding sector.
GEAIR, the name of this new AI-based robot model, is expected to facilitate a breeding shift from experience-driven to precision agriculture. The study was published on Monday in the journal Cell, said the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
"AI and robots offer vast opportunities in shifting hybrid breeding toward precision agriculture to enhance crop yields, reduce costs and promote sustainable practices," said Xu Cao, an IGBD researcher.
Through AI visual recognition and positioning technologies, GEAIR is able to accurately move among crops to perform cross-pollination operations - thereby enhancing breeding efficiency.
"Our new study initiated an intelligent breeding model of integrated biotechnology, AI and robot labor - marking China's successful pioneering efforts in the construction of a closed-loop technology system for intelligent robotized hybrid breeding," Xu said.
"It also shows the application prospects of 'AI for science' in the sector of biological breeding," he added.
The study team has demonstrated the potential of GEAIR in boosting efficiency and lowering costs through automated, faster breeding of climate-resilient crops, said Yang Minghao, an associate researcher of the Institute of Automation of the CAS.
GEAIR, the name of this new AI-based robot model, is expected to facilitate a breeding shift from experience-driven to precision agriculture. The study was published on Monday in the journal Cell, said the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
"AI and robots offer vast opportunities in shifting hybrid breeding toward precision agriculture to enhance crop yields, reduce costs and promote sustainable practices," said Xu Cao, an IGBD researcher.
Through AI visual recognition and positioning technologies, GEAIR is able to accurately move among crops to perform cross-pollination operations - thereby enhancing breeding efficiency.
"Our new study initiated an intelligent breeding model of integrated biotechnology, AI and robot labor - marking China's successful pioneering efforts in the construction of a closed-loop technology system for intelligent robotized hybrid breeding," Xu said.
"It also shows the application prospects of 'AI for science' in the sector of biological breeding," he added.
The study team has demonstrated the potential of GEAIR in boosting efficiency and lowering costs through automated, faster breeding of climate-resilient crops, said Yang Minghao, an associate researcher of the Institute of Automation of the CAS.
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