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Yeah, definitely. The problem is that a farm is a dirty, corrosive, and stochastic place. Equipment needs to be tough as nails and able to deal with each uniq
by searine 13y ago
Yeah, definitely.
The problem is that a farm is a dirty, corrosive, and stochastic place.
Equipment needs to be tough as nails and able to deal with each unique farmers challenges.
Things I see on the horizon :
Robotic weeding is going to be a HUGE deal. Improved robotic harvesting also. These both are almost entirely reliant on robust computer vision that can survive days in the field.
Drones are going to also be a huge deal. Imagine a quad copter that can go out and sample your 1000 hectares of fields, spotting disease or nutrient deficiency from images taken from above.
The promise is big, but integrating tech seamlessly is going to be damn hard.
- jerf 13y ago"Drones are going to also be a huge deal. Imagine a quad copter that can go out and sample your 1000 hectares of fields, spotting disease or nutrient deficiency from images taken from above." I believe that one is already a reality. Some quick Googling turns up: http://www.precisiondrone.com/drones-for-agriculture.html http://www.precisiondrone.com/drones-for-agriculture.html I'm pretty sure I saw a TV special too.
- nulltype 13y agoYou don't even need a drone for that: http://www.terravion.com/ http://www.terravion.com/
- toomuchtodo 13y agoThe FAA recently approved drones for agriculture use: http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/faa-officially-permits-drone-use-by-famers http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/faa-officially-permits-d...
- mrfusion 13y agoHow about robotic pest control?