Some call it a Roomba for weeds. Or a farmhand RoboCop. The students of Olin College of Engineering call their creation the PhoenixBot. Hoping to help small New England farms with the strenuous ...

We're calling it—this is the summer that we all finally learn to tackle our weeds. Fighting those pesky and often invasive plants can sometimes feel like an uphill battle—but if you're armed with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ask any group of gardeners about their least favorite task, and you’re bound to hear a chorus of “Weeding!” Rampant weeds steal ...

A robot the size and shape of a square kitchen table wheels over a row of seedlings. It scans the ground with camera "eyes," then stops. A small probe lowers from the middle of the robot, homes in on ...

Knowing the right way to get rid of weeds in your garden is crucial to controlling them before they spread and become a problem for your yard. Hand-pulling weeds is the ideal method to use if you have ...