Researchers are using a phonemics robot to gather data for cotton breeding, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A drone launched from the top of an autonomous car, is being used to patrol nearby fields, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A Chinese firm is leveraging automation, robotics and drones to increase efficiency in cotton farming, transforming cotton stalks into fiber used to fight desertification, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A Chinese firm uses steam explosion to turn cotton stalks into fluffy, porous fiber that can be used to fight desertification, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CGTN

Bags of fiber, produced from cotton stalks using steam explosion, are stored in the warehouse, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CGTN