Flame-throwing, weed-killing robotic dog could help you garden

Highly targeted herbicides can cause environmental problems, affecting local wildlife, and “superweeds” are quickly evolving resistance to the most common weed-killers like glyphosate.⁠ Now, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a weed control system that uses a brief burst of heat from a propane-powered flamethrower controlled by a robotic arm attached to a robot dog.⁠ ⁠ Learn more ➤ Subscribe ➤ Get more from New Scientist: Official website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist