The Plantolin roves around on two wheels and just like the pangolin, it balances on its long, movable tail. Each of the wheels has an electric quadcopter drone motor. The digging is done by these two front legs with the tail tilting down once it starts to provide leverage. Once there’s a hole already, the robot drives over it and poops out a yew tree seed bomb nugget (containing both seeds and soil).

(Direktlink, via Yanko Design)

Wie so oft gilt auch hier: der tatsächliche Praxiswert von dieser Lego-Pflanzmaschine dürfte weniger als gering sein, was aber nicht heißt, dass die Idee dahinter und der Beweis der Funktionalität keine Daseinsberechtigung haben. Einer muss es halt probieren.

(Direktlink)

Very efficient! I hope they can bring this technology over to the Philippines. Hint, hint to our benevolent neighbors from South Korea. This will greatly help Pinoys improve their rice harvest.

(Direktlink, via reddit)