The global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Ensuring an adequate, sustainable and secure supply of food is one of the great issues of our time. Maddy White reports on how automation could solve the question of how to feed the planet.
Agricultural robots, or ‘agribots’, are gradually being deployed across the world. Agricultural robots, or ‘agribots’, are gradually being deployed across the world to assist farmers and improve productivity. The result is a much more precise and smart operation. From weed-removing and fruit-picking to digitalising yield count and soil monitoring, agribots could…
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