09-20-2026, 06:24 PM
"Will these new AI farmers be built in America, hence American robots, or will they be built in some foreign child labor using country and imported here?"
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In any event, the more automated farming becomes, the less need the US has for those "people that pick the fruits and vegetables". I saw a video of an automated Broccoli picking machine going thru a field. It analyzes each plant, looking for size and readiness, then an arm (multiple arms on the unit for multiple rows at once) reaches down, cuts off the crown and deposits it into the bed of the device to be transported for processing. It was interesting that it didn't just pick every crown, only the ones ready for harvest.
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In any event, the more automated farming becomes, the less need the US has for those "people that pick the fruits and vegetables". I saw a video of an automated Broccoli picking machine going thru a field. It analyzes each plant, looking for size and readiness, then an arm (multiple arms on the unit for multiple rows at once) reaches down, cuts off the crown and deposits it into the bed of the device to be transported for processing. It was interesting that it didn't just pick every crown, only the ones ready for harvest.