August 11, 2023

Scan of corn

Photo of the Week

Lina Lopez-Corona uses a remote control to drive a four-wheeled robot into a field of corn
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

Lina López Corona, a research technician in the lab of James Schnable, directs a robot into a field of August-high corn.

Known as Phenobot, the four-wheeled machine and its column of cameras can measure the angles at which leaves protrude from stalks — a factor critical in determining a plant’s ability to capture sunlight for photosynthesis.

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