World’s First Robot-Run Lettuce Farm to Produce 30,000 Heads Daily; Tipping Point for Workerless Agriculture
by Mike “Mish” Shedlock
MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis
Future of Farming
The future of farming has arrived. It’s vertical, soilless, and run by robots.
Tech Insider reports World’s First Robot-run farm will harvest 30,000 heads of lettuce daily.
The Japanese lettuce production company Spread believes the farmers of the future will be robots.
So much so that Spread is creating the world’s first farm manned entirely by robots. Instead of relying on human farmers, the indoor Vegetable Factory will employ robots that can harvest 30,000 heads of lettuce every day.
Don’t expect a bunch of humanoid robots to roam the halls, however; the robots look more like conveyor belts with arms. They’ll plant seeds, water plants, and trim lettuce heads after harvest in the Kyoto, Japan farm.
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Source: http://financialsurvivalnetwork.com/2016/01/worlds-first-robot-run-lettuce-farm-to-produce-30000-heads-daily-tipping-point-for-workerless-agriculture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-first-robot-run-lettuce-farm-to-produce-30000
