Robotic harvesters.
@MakOwiti (73)
Nairobi, Kenya
January 28, 2023 1:05am CST
Has seen a video of a robotic machine that can pick 60 apples per minute in farms. The technology is so accurate that it only picks ripe apples and of a particular size and grades them. It replaces the need to have farm hands picking fruits on the farm.
This is an advanced form of the previous harvesters and soon everything will be done via artificial intelligence. What does the future holds for the farm workers?
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@Plethos (13560)
• United States
28 Jan 23
as a person who lives in an agricultural part of california, ive been telling people that the day will come when they get automated out of thier jobs on the sorting line, then the harvesting line. some growers have started to experiment with some sort of "robotic" machinery already in the past few years. lettuce, onions, corn, watermelons, cantalopes, and so on. every year i see fewer manual labor in the fields.
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@popciclecold (35616)
• United States
28 Jan 23
I knew robots were coming, just had no idea farm workers are losing their jobs.
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@GoAskAlice (5812)
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28 Jan 23
Maybe 30 per minute instead of 60?
https://community.element14.com/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/advanced-farm-recently-deployed-its-robotic-apple-picking-harvesters
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@MakOwiti (73)
• Nairobi, Kenya
28 Jan 23
Like many industries across the world, Australia's fruit-picking sector has been impacted heavily by the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a massive void in the labor market that would normally be filled by backpackers looking to make buck on the road. Local res
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@Beestring (13476)
• Hong Kong
28 Jan 23
I guess robotic machines will replace farm workers eventually. Farm workers need to find another job to make a living. May be selling the produce.
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