date:Dec 24, 2021
The latest iteration of a pest and disease trapping robot has landed in the Adelaide Hills, ready to capture, identify and warn industry of any threats to horticulture farms and vineyards.
Deployed off the back of a trailer, the $170,000 Sentinel 7 features a high volume air sampler to collect airborne fungal spores, plus multiple suction traps that draw in insects within its immediate vicinity and migratory bugs from distances of up to 80kms with the help of wind currents.
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