Artificial intelligence robots replace pesticides and workers on America's farms

AI robots replace farm workers

 Artificial intelligence robots replace pesticides and workers on America's farms

In the heart of cotton fields under the hot sun of California, a robot similar to a mobile table, equipped with solar panels and two metal arms equipped with accurate blades, between the rows of crops, as it uprooted weeds precisely without touching the plants.

The new robot, named Imment, developed by an emerging company called Aegean, and is based on solar energy and artificial intelligence to replace agricultural pesticides and workers who suffer from an increased deficiency on American farms.

An intelligent alternative to chemical pesticides

"I really think this is the most important thing we can do to improve human health," said Richard Warden, co -founder and director of technology in Aegean. Everyone is eating food sprinkled with chemicals, ”according to the French News Agency. Worden, a former mechanical engineer in Tesla, began working on the robot after complaints from his family members in Minnesota about the costs of hand -removing herbs manually.

In light of the growing herbal resistance to pesticides and the difficulty of finding workers, relying on chemical solutions has become the only option for many farmers. "Not a farmer told us one day that he loves to use pesticides," Kenny Lee, CEO and founding partner of the company, adds to us, "but they use it because it is just a tool. We are trying to give them an alternative tool. ”

A smart design that mimics a person

The robot resembles a large table with wheels, topped with a solar plate. Upon sunset, he stops working and sleeps, then returns to work automatically in the morning, according to me, adding that the robot "imitates the way human beings". Interior cameras and advanced artificial intelligence system allow the robot to navigate, learn about herbs and remove them without touching crops. "If you think this is a work that humans should do, just try two hours of removing herbs in the field," says Warden.

From fields to monitoring centers

Aijn hopes that workers will turn from stressful tasks in the field into new roles in monitoring and operating robots from a distance, including dealing with malfunctions through small wireless control centers. Robots currently work in tomatoes, cotton and sugar beet fields, and completely avoid the abuse of plants while removing herbs, according to the company.

At a price of 50 thousand dollars .. and a substitute for diesel

The price of one robot is about 50 thousand dollars, and the company says that five robots are sufficient to clean 160 acres of herbs. This technology is an environmentally friendly option compared to heavy diesel machines. Aijn seeks to gain the confidence of conservative farmers politically by providing an environmental solution that does not use "political" terms such as the climate, but rather focuses on land care and economic savings.

Interest from Amazon and promises to a giant future

Aegean technology drew the attention of the Amazon Cloud Services Company, which it chose within the Comet Four Cleimte program, to provide artificial intelligence tools, energy and technical services to startups interested in the environment.

"I think Aegeen will be a future industry giants, just as Ford cars and the invention of the light bulb were the beginning of revolution waves, Kenny and Rucci represent this new wave," says Lyzbith Kaufman, director of the climate innovation sector in Amazon cloud services.

Thus, Emman provides an early model for a new revolution in agriculture that depends on the sun and artificial intelligence instead of human labor and pesticides, and opens the door to environmentally friendly automation in the heart of American farms.