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Watch: Agricultural robots could smooth the labor shortage wrinkle

As the farming labor shortage deepens, some are turning robotic harvesting vehicles to pick up the slack. Currently, strawberry-picking vehicles are undergoing testing in Florida and California. Robots might go beyond harvesting, with models in development to pick weeds and do other labor-heavy tasks. A major innovation comes from AGCO, where robots work in swarms…

March 13, 2018, 6:41 PM UTC
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As the farming labor shortage deepens, some are turning robotic harvesting vehicles to pick up the slack. Currently, strawberry-picking vehicles are undergoing testing in Florida and California. Robots might go beyond harvesting, with models in development to pick weeds and do other labor-heavy tasks. A major innovation comes from AGCO, where robots work in swarms to accomplish precise ag tasks. Will future farms be robo-powered?

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