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By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:58:00 +0000

Several years ago a guy I knew who made a good living as an inventor designed a multi-purpose farm robot for “stoop labor”. Problem was, back then, the cost would have been prohibitive. This was before CPUs and digital cameras had become affordable but manufacturing should be inexpensive to build with today’s technology.

His version used track drive and pulled a ‘wagon’ along behind. It could identify asparagus spears which were mature enough to cut, grasp, cut and place in the wagon. Then switch tools for strawberries or green beans.

With today’s technology it would be possible to spot diseases or non-productive plants and record their location.

If you’ve ever picked crops commercially you’ll know that these are very tough jobs and ones probably best turned over to machines.

By: Adam Grant

Adam Grant — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:05:00 +0000

In the not-too-distant future, it’s reasonable to expect to see small solar-powered robots that spend all day slowly moving around a garden picking weeds, lasering insect pests, clipping dead leaves, injecting fertilizer near each plant, etc. The basic model might be a six-legged body with solar panels that could be customized with various different sensors and tools. The user could also download a selection of software apps to achieve different goals, which could later be upgraded to deal with new pests and use the physical tools more effectively.