Successfully built Plantoid robot

Looks like a bonsai tree with trunks, big leaves, roots and "smart": Robotic tree simulator is the first and only in the world called "Plantoid" is the product New technology research institute Italy (IIT) has just launched after 3 years of research and manufacture.

Plantoid robot with many practical applications

The unique feature of this robot is that it interacts with external conditions such as soil, humidity, air, climate, and, in particular, can grow as real. can live really.

The "hardware " of the plant such as trunk, canopy is made from 3D printing technology capable of responding in or out depending on the environment.

Robot Research Institute of Italy (IIT). (Source: ANSA)

Each root is equipped with a "smart" sensor for soil quality analysis and is capable of 2mm / s longer if conditions are favorable for external stimulation.

It is worth mentioning that the roots are made of a new material , capable of growing strong and durable like real roots in the ground.

Barbara Mazzolai, Plantoid Project Coordinator , said that in the coming years, five more robots will be created, and one software will simulate the natural responses of the roots in each of the articles. specific environmental conditions for independent study or interactions between multiple trees.

Applications from plant robots are very diverse in the field of environmental, botanical or agricultural research .

The European Commission funded the "Plantoid" project, worth € 1.6 million, and received the cooperation of the University of Florence, the Catalunya Institute of Biological Engineers and the Lausanne University of Technology.