An AI robot takes measurements of blueberry plants using high-definition cameras and sensors. [Photo/Tide News]

In Qujiang district, Quzhou, Zhejiang province, the Yuncang Digital Farm is pioneering agricultural innovation with AI technology.

A 1-meter-tall AI robot, equipped with high-definition cameras and sensors, navigates through blueberry plants in a greenhouse, capturing vital data on fruit quantity, maturity, and leaf transpiration rates. This information is then used to create "digital yield maps" that predict daily production.

"Traditional farming relied on weather and experience. Now, with AI, farming is easier and more efficient," said Rao Shengnan, general manager of Zhejiang Yuncang Intelligent Technology Company.

The company, collaborating with Zhejiang University's Intelligent Bio-industrial Equipment Lab, has developed the innovative technology that allows for a precise understanding of crop needs.

The farm's digital platform provides real-time analysis of environmental data from five greenhouses. The AI system generates adjustment plans and automatically controls equipment to maintain optimal conditions. Additionally, the digital platform has reduced the farm's maintenance staff from over 10 to just two skilled technicians.

Zhang Yao, a teacher from Hangzhou Dianzi University, highlighted the fact that integrating AI with agriculture is the future.

The Yuncang Digital Farm's innovations have increased water and fertilizer efficiency by 40 percent and reduced pests by 25 percent. Its first batch of blueberries hit the market in February — earlier than last year — achieving a 50 percent increase in yield.