Robot farmers could improve jobs and fight climate change

Farming robots may hold a promise of a cleaner and safer agricultural future. Potential downsides may arise from the loss of much-needed jobs to the safety of those working alongside the robots. Therefore, a process of responsible development is required. In the project called Robot Highways, multiple uses for autonomous robots made by Saga Robotics are currently demonstrated on a fruit farm in southeast England. Robots are now treating plant diseases in fields and glasshouses and will be mapping terrain, picking, packing, and providing logistical support to workers over the course of the project.