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Tag: Uber-for-tractor

We Need Robots on Farms to Feed 10 Billion People

We Need Robots on Farms to Feed 10 Billion People


The defining challenge of our time is meeting the food demands of nearly 10 billion people by 2050, while maintaining economic growth and protecting the environment. It’s an extraordinary act of balancing priorities. AI and robotic farming will play a crucial role in this act.

Posted on March 7, 2020March 8, 2020Categories Digital agriculture, food securityTags IBM Watson, robotic farming, robotic harvester, Uber-for-tractor

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