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Since it isn't clear what "number" you are talking about, thought I ask. Also, for ease of reference, here's the information on the company for the link above:
by saycheese 9y ago
Since it isn't clear what "number" you are talking about, thought I ask. Also, for ease of reference, here's the information on the company for the link above:
"Modular Science – Outdoor robot farming: Elon Musk may be concerned about robots taking over the world, but Modular Science just wants robots to farm our vegetables. The startup, which currently has robots out in the field (!) in Petaluma, CA, is aiming to automate 99 percent of the processes involved in vegetable farming within the next six months with their specialized farming bots. Modular Science is looking to charge $2,000 per acre, which they say is half of what farms are currently paying to for human labor."
- jelliclesfarm 9y agoI know. I read it. I also know who is doing it and people who know him. How come a biotech company doing lab automation can pivot into building a farm bot but a farmer is useless to building a farm bot? I am not a modest person. Neither am I vain. I am a pragmatist. The evolutionary basis of being modest rests on being AWARE. Of impact, pros and cons. I won't ever venture into a field where I have no expertise..like as a roboticists. Or a doctor. Or a biotech scientist. To ask a farmer to learn more than their area of expertise and demand that they also be a 'technical' person is to set them up for failure. If a surgeon wants to build a robotic arm for delicate surgery, do you make him go to engg school? But can you make the surgery bot without the surgeon's input. It's disregard. It's disregard for the work we do and disregard for what we create. It's disregard for our expertise and knowledge. It's disregard and disrespect for the earth for which we are stewards. No. This stings. Bitterly.