Pollen Observation Robot Released
Automatic measurement of airborne pollen
January 25, 2017, Chiba, Japan - Japanese weather forecasting company Weathernews employees display some of the 1,000 pod-shaped pollen counting robots "Pollen-robot", which are ready to be shipped as nationwide monitors to observe pollen levels ahead of the coming hay fever season, at the company's headquarters in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. The Pollen-robot, which has two LED eyes and glows a range of five different colours to indicate pollen levels, will be placed outside houses and can send reports through the internet. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) LWX -ytd-