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Machine Learning Can Now Help Farmers Choose Crops Ripe For Harvesting

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Over the past few years, robotics has witnessed a tremendous transformation and is invading other industries. And among all, agriculture is one such sector that is making the best out of robotics -- not only in terms of problems with labour shortages in agriculture but also in terms of reducing food waste. Vegetable harvesting is one of those fields in agriculture that has witnessed some of the most technological advances. Harvesting needs a significant amount of human labour, and while many vegetables don't need much care, there are few types of greens that need to be a lot of precision. Iceberg lettuce is one such crop that grows relatively flat to the ground, and can easily be damaged, posing a challenge for harvesters.