# Crop-Monitoring Robots The Tarzan Robot Makes It Easier for Farmers to Monitor Their Crops By Alyson Wyers | Published 2017-05-03 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tarzan-robot References: [springwise](https://www.springwise.com/new-sloth-like-robot-help-farmers-monitor-crops/) & [news.gatech.edu](http://www.news.gatech.edu/features/creating-next-robotics) Although this invention was designed to make the [lives of farmers more efficient](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/master-growbot), the Tarzan robot was inspired by an unlikely animal -- the sloth. Created by a team from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Tarzan the Robot hangs from high wires to watch over farm crops in an effort to reduce manpower. This addresses some of the strain being placed on the agriculture industry as food demand increases along with population growth. The Tarzan robot is supposed to swing from wires, sloth-like, to [monitor crop yields](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biotechnology-platform) and take pictures. In the future, the team hopes Tarzan the Robot will be entirely solar powered as well. Technological developments have long benefited farming, and now [robotics and automation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/large-plant-model) continue this pattern. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Crop-monitoring Robotics:** Opportunity to revolutionize crop monitoring efficiency with robotics technology. - **Solar-powered Agricultural Robotics:** Innovative chance to create sustainable agriculture with robotic technology powered by renewable energy. - **Wire-suspended Agricultural Robotics:** Chance to improve crop monitoring through robotic technology suspended on high wires, reducing manpower and increasing efficiency. ### Who This Affects Most - **Agriculture:** Opportunity for the agricultural industry to improve crop monitoring and reduce manpower with robotic technology. - **Robotics:** Innovative chance for the robotics industry to develop and implement sustainable, wire-suspended, and solar-powered robotics technology in agriculture. - **Renewable Energy:** Opportunity for the renewable energy industry to collaborate with the robotics industry in developing solar-powered agricultural robotics technology. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pest-Slaying Agricultural Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pestslaying-agricultural-robot.md) - [Greenhouse-Roving Agricultural Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greenhouseroving-agricultural-robot.md) - [Versatile Agriculture Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agriculture-robot.md) - [Crop-Monitoring Agriculture Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solix.md) - [Automated Farming Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farming-robots.md) - [Robot Tomato Harvesters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/syngeta-vegetable-seeds.md) - [Produce-Harvesting Six-Armed Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hexapod-pro.md) - [AI-Designed Harvesting Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harvesting-robot.md) - [Flying Fruit-Harvesting Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tevel-far-drone.md)