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Virginia Military Institute

  • The tick rover drags an insecticide-laced cloth behind it (Photo: VMI Photos by John Robertson IV)
    Robotics
    Tick-terminator proves a drag for bloodsucking pests
    Researchers at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) have crossed the business of pest control with the world of robotics by last month testing their robotic "tick rover" to determine its efficiency at removing the blood suckers from the lawn.