“AI powered tethered drones picking apples 🤯

These drones use AI image recognition models to determine ripeness and sugar levels in the apples.

Then they use a little arm to pick them.

AI & robotics will completely revolutionize the agriculture industry.”

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netM
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    1 year ago

    Odd that tethered drones would be preferable over a robotic arm attached to the same cart?

    • Sam BOT@lemmy.worldOPB
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      1 year ago

      Precise robot arm control is a surprisingly hard problem. I can see some advantages to being able to move freely in 3D

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        1 year ago

        And you’d still have to maneuver the truck more with the arm. With the tethered drone, they could pull up to a tree and take on three-ish trees from one spot.