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Plant-Disease-Detecting Robot in the Philippines

The Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) in the Philippines is now working on a robot that might identify plant illnesses, assisting farmers in increasing productivity. The robot will initially be situated in a banana plantation to identify disease-affected plants even at the earliest stages using artificial intelligence (AI).

“The current practice in plantations is that they are labour and time intensive. If there is not enough manpower, it may be too late to detect and address plant diseases that have developed. This can result in reduced yields, and ultimately, profit for the farmers,” says Franz de Leon, ASTI Director.

Dubbed the Robot for Optimized and Autonomous Mission-Enhanced Responses or ROAMER -this project uses AI-based computer vision, sensing, and navigation techniques to help agribusiness businesses improve their day-to-day operations. The ROAMER project began in June 2021 and has a budget of around S$ 607,000 for a three-year implementation and is expected to be finished by June 2024.

Banana plantations are the AI models’ initial target market, and they are being developed exclusively for diseases affecting bananas. The engineers from ASTI are creating the robot and have teamed up with a banana plantation in Mindanao for the pilot research.

Utilising the method has the primary benefit of increasing a plantation’s produce. This is accomplished via early disease diagnosis that could preventable damage to the crop. As a result, this project aims to help enhance the nation’s food security by using technology.

ASTI, an agency under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reports that as of August 2022, the ROAMER project is evaluating the mobile robot platform to establish the most efficient design based on a set of limitations or characteristics. Autonomous navigation and mapping experiments are also being carried out utilising a digitally created environment and the robot’s mapping algorithms.

Moreover, the development of jobs and the application of science, technology, and innovation (STI) to numerous issues that the nation is facing are among the priorities of the DOST. The department will continue to award scholarships for undergraduate, master’s, and PhD degrees as well as scholarships at the Philippine Science High School to develop human resources.

The DOST is assisting various sectors of the economy, including micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, and will concentrate on resolving issues like energy and food security.

In keeping with the city’s effort to promote a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable community, Makati City, known as the Financial Capital of the Philippines, will install solar panels in all of the city’s public schools. Even in times of disaster, the city can keep supplying offices and schools with electricity. This is also useful during the summer months when supply in the city is limited.

The installation of solar panels in public schools can be done in batches and Comembo Elementary School will be one of the pilot sites. The adoption of solar panels would assist 25 elementary schools, 10 junior high schools, and 8 senior high schools in Makati City. Changing to solar energy is a long-term commitment that necessitates thorough research due to its social and economic benefits.

A smart public transportation system will also be established in Makati City. In collaboration with the city, an electric vehicle bus depot, control tower, and electric vehicle buses will be designed and built. Additionally, it has worked together on the fleet management system, mobile passenger information system, and automatic fare collection system.

The cutting-edge and environmentally friendly public transportation system supports Makati’s attempts to develop into a genuinely smart metropolis. The metro system within Makati is expected to be finished in 2025.

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