Who wins from Trump immigration policy? Robotic berry pickers, for a start
A robotic strawberry picker built by AgroBot, a Spanish company. It's being tested in California as hiring laborers becomes increasingly difficult. But for one small corner, agricultural technology, it represents an opportunity. Farmers have been facing an increasingly tight labor market for years. The immigrant workforce that has long picked and packed the nation's fruits and vegetables move to better jobs as soon as they can, replaced by new immigrants.
Feb-4-2017, 15:35:06 GMT
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