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IMAGE: The project will develop intelligent seeds able to monitor environmental parameters. It is coordinated by IIT s researcher Barbara Mazzolai, it involves 5 partners in Europe and has been funded. view more
Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Genova (Italy), 3rd March 2021 - How important is technology to understand climate change and protect the environment? I-Seed project will combine bioinspired soft robotics, material science and artificial intelligence to develop new innovative robots mimicking plant seeds behaviour and able to monitor soil and climate parameters, like the presence of pollutants, humidity, CO2 levels, temperature and quality of waters. These innovative intelligent seeds , named I-Seed robots, will be biodegradable, thus respecting the environment.