China unveils AI-powered robot designed to help farmers breed better strains of wheat
Por Dannie Peng — South China Morning Post – News feed
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The prototype device was designed to use a ‘vast amount of breeder experience’ when assessing crops for their breeding potential
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Dannie Peng in Beijing Published: 5:11pm, 10 Oct 2026 China has unveiled a smart robot prototype designed to assist with wheat breeding in the latest step in its ongoing drive to advance agricultural technology and bolster food security .
The robot made its public debut at a recent seminar on wheat breeding, state-run China Science Daily reported on Friday.
Traditional wheat breeders rely on a wealth of accumulated experience to identify and select strains with superior traits from tens of thousands of hybrid offspring.
But this requires manual assessment in the field – a process that is both labour intensive and subjective.
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