Robot starts on-site rubber tapping trial run in China's Hainan

Zhou Guohai, head of an R&D team developing an autonomous rubber-tapping robot, observes the work of the robot at a rubber plantation attached to a natural rubber industry company in south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 19, 2019. The robot recently started an on-site rubber tapping trial run with an aim of enhancing efficiency and automation of rubber production. (Xinhua/Luo Jiang)