The world's first robot-run farm will harvest 30,000 heads of lettuce daily

Tech Insider ^ | January 27, 2016 | Leanna Garfield

[PittsburghAfterDark]

The Japanese lettuce production company Spread believes the farmers of the future will be robots.

So much so that Spread is creating the world's first farm manned entirely by robots. Instead of relying on human farmers, the indoor Vegetable Factory will employ robots that can harvest 30,000 heads of lettuce every day.

Don't expect a bunch of humanoid robots to roam the halls, however; the robots look more like conveyor belts with arms. They'll plant seeds, water plants, and trim lettuce heads after harvest in the Kyoto, Japan farm.

"The use of machines and technology has been improving agriculture in this way throughout human history," J.J. Price, a spokesperson at Spread, tells Tech Insider. "With the introduction of plant factories and their controlled environment, we are now able to provide the ideal environment for the crops."

[PittsburghAfterDark]

Now, about those burger flippers demanding $15 an hour.

[GraceG]

Japan don’t need illegals to do jobs they won’t do, they build robots to do the work!

[ClearCase_guy]

Apparently, Mexicans cannot swim across the Pacific, so the Japanese have to find other methods to harvest produce.

[digger48]

Paging John McCain.

[SaveFerris]

Try to silence Joan Baez singing in the background - I think it might have been her. ;)

[ifinnegan]

Silent Running.

[SaveFerris]

yep

[Celtic Conservative]

Domo origato, mr. Roboto!

CC

[SaveFerris]

and then, at 2:14 a.m., August 29, 1997.....aw shucks...too late.

[tumblindice]

"the robots look more like conveyor belts with arms" No, we don't. OK, maybe.

[familyop]

"Now, about those burger flippers demanding $15 an hour."

This message was brought to you by Carl's Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW-4LU79qbU

[Cheerio]

How many illegal aliens will be out of work?

[bgill]

Sort of takes away the fun of gardening. Out in the fresh air and watching the birds playing in the sprinkler. Ha, turning the sprinkler on the dogs. The feeling of pride in seeing things you planted grow. Having the cats come help you dig. A bit of exercise.

[corkoman]

So unless robots poop I suppose less E Coli in the lettuce? Chipotle may yet survive.

[familyop]

And here's a message from the Republican candidate who will be foisted on America by the government-income mob for the 2020 general election.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGUNPMPrxvA

Notorious celebrity: check.

Rich: check.

Vulgar charisma (and just plain vulgar): check.

General insult against voters: check.

Stealth socialist presented as a conservative: check.

[No insult to Terry Alan Crews. He did a great job of playing the part.]

[AustinBill]

Agricultural robotics is a trillion dollar industry that's been held back by traditional farmers' reliance on slave labor undocumented immigrants. That industry will receive a long overdue kick start as soon as we get real control of the border and illegal immigration. Things could look very different in just a few years.

[inpajamas]

Yes, 30,000 heads a day and ISIS has already placed a large order for some of them.

[laplata]

How many illegal aliens will be out of work?

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Japan has no illegals.

[familyop]

Those plotter-looking machines for farming were developed with open source designs, by the way. Even technically inclined former burger flippers will be farming with them.

[Cowboy Bob]

Making Mexicans obsolete?