ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaPotato-virus robot being honed for a 2nd summer, to do a job fewer humans are applying for on P.E.I.9 hours agoDuration 2:349 hours agoNewsDuration 2:34A robot that’s being designed to check potato plants for viruses is back for a second summer, and its creators at UPEI say the new version is faster and even works at night. The AgriScout can replace humans who walk through the fields looking for disease, who have been hard to hire in recent years. CBC’s Nancy Russell takes us to a potato field to find out more.Related Stories Meet the beach cleaning robot scrubbing Ontario parks clean Potato farmers in P.E.I. asking golfers to practise their swing away from fields Is watercress helping or hurting P.E.I. streams? A UPEI student aims to find out Summerside farm shuts strawberry U-pick after new fungal disease causes crop loss Sekisui Diagnostics facility in P.E.I. expanding, hiring 25 new staff with $3.9M from provinceMore from NewsVideo1:02CBC Calgary Headline News July 14: Hailstorm aftermath, mosquito update & 2025 Stampede attendanceCBC CALGARY NEWS 3 minutes agoVideo2:11’I was shaking’: Family of killed teen learned of stabbing through social media3 minutes agoVideo1:36Head of Calgary-based firearms company ‘very frustrated’ after Mounties ban rifleCBC News: Calgary at 6:00 5 minutes agoVideo0:34Quebec storm leaves behind flooded intersections, roads and parking lots8 minutes agoVideo3:23Speech language pathology has made life easier in this family’s recovery from a brain injury9 minutes agoTrending NowVideo1:10Meteotsunami-like wave caught on video near Thunder Bay, Ont.June 26Video4:45The sidewalk fairy turning Montreal street cracks into artCBC News: Montreal at 6:00 July 13Video1:54Love Island USA contestants face harsh reality on social mediaThe National July 12Video1:55Father of Quebec man accused in extremist plot says son was framedThe National July 11Video3:26That white guy who can’t get a job at Tim Hortons? He’s AICBC News July 9now
Potato-virus robot being honed for a 2nd summer, to do a job fewer humans are applying for on P.E.I.
