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Something I would like to see are systems for identifying plants and handling them automatically. Eventually combine this with versatile robots that pluck harmf
by goda90 11y ago
Something I would like to see are systems for identifying plants and handling them automatically. Eventually combine this with versatile robots that pluck harmful plants, harvest exactly when ready and maybe even attack harmful insects and you might be able to replace chemicals and back busting manual labor. Farms can become food prairies where tons of beneficial plants grow mixed together, mutually strengthened against weather and disease with robots tending and harvesting throughout the year.
- hanniabu 11y agoAfter working in the hydroponic and aquaponic industry for 3 years, I can say that automation for removal of bad plants is the last key needed to create fully autonomous farms. The margins in farming aren't that high and the labor for harvesting(already solved by robotics) and separating the good from the bad plants are the most time consuming and costly tasks. Having that automated would allow you to have just one or two technicians on hand in a farm rather than a handful of technicians, a lot of laborers, and a manager. Edit: by technicians I mean farm technicians, the people that have a background in plant ecology or are botanists