It is called "seedbot", the small autonomous robot created by Mazyar Etehadi, which aims to convert the sandy, uninhabitable desert soil into a verdant landscape.

Equipped with solar panels on its back, the tiny robot charges during the day and roams the grounds at night. When it identifies fertile areas, it reports and plants seeds based on the data received from its sensors and navigation system.

"Desertification is a major problem around the world, caused by unsustainable agricultural practices, mining, climate change, and general overuse of land. But like climate change itself, desertification is a complex ecological issue that is difficult to understand," Mazyar Etehadi said in an Instagram post. And that was the starting point of the project: an autonomous robot that plants seeds in the desert.

The "seedbot" is the graduation project of designer Mazyar Etehadi of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation. Its propeller legs crawl through the sand in search of the right moisture levels to plant seeds. In addition to the soil moisture sensor, the tiny robot has a distance sensor, while sending reports to the user for statistical data.