Smart machines transform China's farms

Editor's note: A new wave of technological innovation is sweeping across China's agricultural landscape. From intelligent harvesters to agricultural robots and artificial intelligence-powered drones, cutting-edge farm machinery is transforming farming practices in the country. Equipped with high-precision positioning, machine vision, AI and real-time data systems, these machines are making farming more precise, automated and data-driven. These innovations are reshaping agriculture, with intelligent machines playing an increasingly important role alongside land and crops. China Daily reporter Zhao Yimeng will walk you through these pieces of equipment.

GEAIR Intelligent Breeding Robot

The world's first intelligent breeding robot, GEAIR automates cross-pollination with remarkable precision. Using deep-learning technology, it identifies flowers and performs precision pollination.

The system combines biotechnology, AI and robotics, allowing it to patrol fields continuously and perform pollination round the clock. This reduces the labor and time required for conventional manual breeding.

In tomato hybrid breeding, it shortens the breeding cycle from five years to just one year and reduces labor costs by over 25 percent. In soybean breeding, it reduces manual pollination time by 76.2 percent, automating a traditionally labor-intensive process.

Source: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences