Robot GEAIR conducts a hybrid pollination experiment at a laboratory in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have recently developed the world's first robot capable of conducting full-process breeding, highlighting deep integration of biotechnology and AI technologies in the agricultural intelligent breeding sector.
GEAIR, the name of this new AI-based robot model, is expected to facilitate a breeding shift from experience-driven to precision agriculture. The study was published on Monday in the journal Cell, said the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Robot GEAIR carries on hybrid pollination work at a greenhouse in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 29, 2024. (IGDB of the CAS/Handout via Xinhua)
Robot GEAIR conducts a hybrid pollination experiment at a laboratory in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Researcher Xu Cao (2nd R) adjusts the robot GEAIR with colleagues at a laboratory in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Researcher Xu Cao checks the robot GEAIR at a laboratory in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)■