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This is an incredible idea and as others have mentioned below, there are other companies with products like this. In fact, John Deere released an AI controlled

This is an incredible idea and as others have mentioned below, there are other companies with products like this. In fact, John Deere released an AI controlled pesticide sprayer a little while back. It's supposed to be amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbjcqIuvi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbjcqIuvi0 https://www.deere.com/en/sprayers/see-spray-ultimate/ https://www.deere.com/en/sprayers/see-spray-ultimate/ But, am sure having multiple players in the market is a good idea. Yeah, John Deere is obviously a behemoth and may not be as light a nimble as a good startup in advancing this tech! (and hopefully, they wont try to squash out the competition).

doublerabbit 4y ago
> John Deere > pesticide sprayer Says all about the company.
- computerdork 4y ago
  Agree with you that we need to move away from pesticides (and also do think something like lasers sounds like a great idea). And also agree with you that John Deere is not a great example of how to run a company (they are monopolistic and are know to charge insane pricing for repairs). But, the thing I like is John Deere is the major player in farming equipment. They can have a huge, immediate impact on the amount of pesticide used today - this not a product that is being developed, it is available and already reducing the usage of pesticides. It'd be better if it came from a better company, but it's a great transition product that will probably have a large impact on pesticide usage.
- CardenB 4y ago
  The sprayer significantly reduces the amount of pesticide needed. It’s not crop dusting, it’s precision spraying.
  - doublerabbit 4y ago
    With chemicals, killing insects, pollution creation and everything else outright environmental dangerous. Lasers are a MUCH better option. John Deere is not a reputable company when it comes to farming.
  - computerdork 4y ago
    Agreed. And was just thinking, to get more farmers to buy these low-usage sprayers, think the government should give incentives to farmers to buy them. Maybe major tax credits for buying them or using less pesticides?

doublerabbit 4y ago

> John Deere > pesticide sprayer Says all about the company.

computerdork 4y ago
Agree with you that we need to move away from pesticides (and also do think something like lasers sounds like a great idea). And also agree with you that John Deere is not a great example of how to run a company (they are monopolistic and are know to charge insane pricing for repairs). But, the thing I like is John Deere is the major player in farming equipment. They can have a huge, immediate impact on the amount of pesticide used today - this not a product that is being developed, it is available and already reducing the usage of pesticides. It'd be better if it came from a better company, but it's a great transition product that will probably have a large impact on pesticide usage.
CardenB 4y ago
The sprayer significantly reduces the amount of pesticide needed. It’s not crop dusting, it’s precision spraying.
- doublerabbit 4y ago
  With chemicals, killing insects, pollution creation and everything else outright environmental dangerous. Lasers are a MUCH better option. John Deere is not a reputable company when it comes to farming.
- computerdork 4y ago
  Agreed. And was just thinking, to get more farmers to buy these low-usage sprayers, think the government should give incentives to farmers to buy them. Maybe major tax credits for buying them or using less pesticides?