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December 5, 2018

Agri-tech starups bring robots to farms

  • A four-wheel robot dubbed “Tom” uses GPS, artificial intelligence and smartphone technology to digitally map fields.

    • EAST MEON, England (AP) — Faced with seesawing commodity prices and the pressure to be more efficient and environmentally friendly, farmer Jamie Butler is trying out a new worker on his 450-acre farm in England’s Hampshire countryside.

    Methodically inspecting Butler’s winter wheat crop for weeds and pests, the laborer doesn’t complain or even break a sweat. That’s because it’s a four-wheel robot dubbed “Tom” that uses GPS, artificial intelligence and smartphone technology to digitally map the field.


     
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