Automated Robots Can Help Plants Grow

Automated Robots move potted plants.
The HV-100 “Harvey,” specifically designed for moving and spacing plants.

There are many examples of how tech has changed agriculture to improve efficiency. Investment in specialized technology for “doing one thing better” is increasing. More specialized business models have cropped up. With these, specialized skills and equipment supporting IoT wireless data transfer are increasingly important.

More and more, ag businesses have turned to AI, machine learning, and robots for certain necessary tasks.  Automated robots use specialization to become proficient at one particular job.   One example of this is Harvest Automation’s container-moving robot.  Weighing in at just about one hundred pounds, the not-quite two-foot-tall robot works in greenhouse and nursery environments to properly space out container plants.

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