Farming Equipment that Can Tell Plant from Weed? It’s Already Here
Automated farming equipment has perhaps never been a hotter topic than right now. Adding fuel to the fire, farm equipment giant John Deere had a big splash at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, writes Matthew Grassi at Growing Produce.
Last year was a tough act to follow. In 2019, it exhibited its machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) enabled S-Series combine. This year, Deere brought out the big guns with its R4038 sprayer. It’s equipped with the nearing-close-to-commercialization Blue River See and Spray technology. Deere acquired Blue River via a $300 million friendly takeover back in 2017.
Cameras Plus AI Offer a Promising Future
Since 2017, many in ag waited patiently to get their hands on a piece of green and yellow Iron (or any color, really) that differentiates plant from weed in real time.
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