Robotic farm workers won’t improve food prices or labor costs
The article examines the emergence of robotic farm equipment designed to harvest and manage crops. It argues that these technologies may not necessarily lead to lower food prices or reduced labor costs for farmers.
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, and with it comes cool fresh salads, delicious ripe fruit and favorites like corn and other fresh veggies on the grill. But, looking down at your picnic plate, could you tell which produce may be soon picked by non-human hands? Makers of a new class of robotic farm equipment (and some farmers) may be hoping you can’t, or won’t care, as they usher in the next generation of Silicon-based farm workers to spray, manage and harvest our favorite crops.
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