Controversial new “robot trees” installed in Cork city centre promise to absorb 80 per cent of fine dust particles from the air. Five high-tech CityTrees, costing €350,000 a year to maintain, are ...
When you move from one-off builds to production scale, perhaps to meet that Kickstarter commitment or to keep your Tindie store stocked, you’re going to need to tool up. Jobs like building wiring ...
Scientists have today unveiled a gecko-inspired robot that can crash into and latch onto trees to help inspect and maintain them. The innovative design sees the robot, called PercHug, crash into the ...
Hi-tech ‘city tree’ devices which are set to be deployed on Cork’s street to improve air quality have been dismissed as "robot trees" and “a waste of public money”. Labour Cllr John Maher led the ...
Cork city’s ‘robot trees’ have come under scrutiny over ‘a lack of data’ to justify the €355,000 cost. In 2021, five high-tech structures filled with moss were installed by Cork City Council around ...
After hearing a radio program describe the labor-intensive work of forest pathologists — basically, tree doctors — Maksim Mikhailov had an idea: what if a robot helped collect their data? Mikhailov is ...
The installation of controversial ‘robot trees’ in Cork has sparked a lively debate. Five high-tech CityTrees, costing €350,000 for the year including maintenance, are being installed at St Patrick’s ...
Cork City’s much-criticised ‘robot trees’ have been removed, bringing an end to a four-year saga of controversy, mounting maintenance costs, and persistent questions over their effectiveness. The ...
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