Brazil robot helps farmers scout, spray and protect crops, developer says

FILE PHOTO: A Solinftec's farming robot works on the field in Aracatuba, Brazil August 7, 2023. Solinftec/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - 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 development of individual plants, as well as target-spray herbicide to save costs.