Using conveyor belts, robotic arms, cameras, and scanners the NPEC-module Helios enables fully automated plant research.
Using conveyor belts, robotic arms, cameras, and scanners the NPEC-module Helios enables fully automated plant research. Equipped with advanced robotics, hyperspectral imaging, laser scanners, climate chambers, and other installations, the Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC) opens its doors today in Utrecht. Researchers at this lab can automatically monitor the growth and development of thousands of plants. Simultaneously, they can precisely map the impact of pathogens, beneficial microorganisms, and other factors such as rising temperatures or prolonged drought. NPEC is a collaboration between Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research, with two locations. The location at Utrecht Science Park, opening today, allows researchers to study thousands of plants in extreme detail. After years of preparations and construction, Utrecht researchers have gradually started up the facilities at the NPEC lab over the past months.
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