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Future of farming geared for efficient robotic workers | Design News, by Cabe Atwell


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29 November 2012



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“One way to achieve increased efficiency is to employ robotic farmers and automated tools, which never get tired. Not to mention bots achieve a level of precision that can’t be matched by their human counterparts.” (Photo courtesy of Robotic Harvesting, LLC)

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