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lawrenceyan
on Nov 17, 2022
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Robot treats 500k plants per hour with 95% less ch...
Given the computer vision component is the hard part, why stick with traditional pesticides? Is there any limitation stopping lasers from being viable?
rbabich
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A graphic in the middle of the video suggested that the herbicide being used (in one particular case) was acetic acid, i.e. vinegar.
lawrenceyan
on Nov 19, 2022
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Oh nice okay, the main concern I had was continued usage of existing pesticides. Acetic acid assuming that works actually sounds pretty great!
tomcam
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Lasers would require massive amounts of energy for this application
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