The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has approved the patent for a technological development that could transform pest management in Argentine agriculture, according to
Ahora San Juan, a partner of TV BRICS.
The innovation is called the “Method for the application of foliar liquid treatments and motorised arm with adaptable configuration” – a robotic system with artificial intelligence capable of detecting plant diseases and applying pesticides only where needed.
The invention was created by Pedro Bocca, researcher at the Institute of Automation of the National University of San Juan (UNSJ). The device captures images of the tree, analyses its leaves and classifies them as healthy or diseased. A robotic arm then adapts to the tree’s shape and applies treatment precisely via dosing nozzles distributed along its structure.
According to Bocca, this technology not only helps recover production lost to pests but also significantly reduces the use of agrochemicals. Although initially designed for olive trees, it can be applied to any tree crop or even to vineyards.
The development process took four years, followed by another four years of evaluation by INPI, which confirmed that no similar system exists on the global market.
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