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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Will Robot Farmers Feed A Growing Population?

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Soon to be grown indoors and picked by robots! 
Image Credit Lloyd Alter
Just when we are all getting excited about local food and hipster farmers, Emily Sohn of Discovery News tells us that in fact, robots might be taking over. The latest robots can handle the difficult stuff that requires careful, labor intensive picking, like grapes and strawberries. They are also immune to pesticides and chemicals and can replace itinerant workers.

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