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Very exciting farm robot! I know weeding is a very labor intensive job on farms so I hope you can help eliminate that entire industry! What other tasks would t
by exporectomy 5y ago
Very exciting farm robot! I know weeding is a very labor intensive job on farms so I hope you can help eliminate that entire industry! What other tasks would this be useful for? I think most of farming for basic crops like grain is already very low-labor now, isn't it?
- Animats 5y agoVision-based weeding is a product you can buy from Deere now.[1] [1] https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/news-and-announcements/news-releases/2021/agriculture/2021mar02-john-deere-launches-see-and-spray-select/ https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/news-and-announcements/...
- kortex 5y agoSure, but a) that's still spraying, albeit more targeted (still a win) b) I'd have to give money to John Deere.
- Animats 5y agoThere are a few variants on that. One kind just overdoses the weed with fertilizer. One zaps weeds with a laser. One just stomps on them. A small one from WalMart takes out weeds with a string trimmer. Most of the successful systems are wide implements to be towed behind a tractor, not autonomous robots. Farmers already have tractors.