The visitors who flock to the hyacinth and tulip fields of the Netherlands every spring may encounter a new type of farmer this year. Tulpenselectierobots [literally “tulip selection robots”] have become an increasingly common site in the country’s bulb fields. Their job is to spot sick plants and terminate them before they infect their neighbours. A field full of weak (or dead) tulips is a major potential setback for farmers in an industry that remains one of the biggest in Read this story
