Posted on 08/12/2016 10:48:14 AM PDT by Reeses
In the future, robots will increasingly replace farm workers, using artificial intelligence to plant, grow and harvest our food.
In fact, many farms are already using fleets of robots, which can tend to fruits and veggies more efficiently than a human can.
Here's a look at seven machines that are currently aiding farmers around the world.
1) The Wall-Ye prunes vineyards
2) The BoniRob destroys 120 weeds per minute
3) Abundant Robotics' bot picks one ripe apple per second
4) The Blue River Lettuce Bot thins out lettuce fields
5) The Prospera bot 'sees' dying plants before farmers can
6) The Hornet drone measures the health of crops from above
7) The Rover keeps cattle in line
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
NAFTA blew up the small farm economy in Mexico, the small corn and wheat farmers there were wiped out by cheaper American grain.
The result? A massive wave of illegals heading north. Just like clockwork. And unopposed by Clinton and Amnesty-loving Dubya.
From what I’ve heard, they say, “Eat mor chiken”
So what will we do with a surplus of unskilled labor?
Wish we had those, oh about 150 years ago.
Re: “The Rover is designed to herd cattle.”
If it can be programmed to herd sheep, two Rovers can film the sequel to Broke Bot Mountain.
“If it can be programmed to herd sheep”
I thought you were going to say it could take over the DNC.
My elementary school teachers took pride in the fact that we would have SO much leisure time by now because robots and computers would be doing all the risky and mind numbing labor.
Yadda, yadda, yadda, flying cars, yadda, yadda......
We need to import Mexican robots!
Sincerely
Chamber of Commerce
They say Moo. Nothing more.
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Are you sayin they all sound alike? That’s kinda racist.
OMG! The exact same thought came to me and one post later it's as if it magically appeared here.
It's either scary - or comforting - to know that there is at least one like mind out there. :-)
Reeses wrote: “That’s what the Amish did long ago and it works for them. Look for more communities, and whole countries, to isolate their economies to protect their way of life from technology. Not everyone can compete in the big leagues. There are different leagues for different people so that anyone that wants to can participate and pursue happiness.”
I don’t think you’ll find many Americans who would find the life style of the Amish an acceptable trade-off for saving jobs by banning robots.
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