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It's nice to dream about stuff we could maybe one day have I guess...
It’s a press release for a patent with a lot of “robot arm could …” and “once $THING_THAT_HASNT_HAPPENED happens…”, and the topper: “ Before the robot can be deployed on farms, the computer vision and positioning technologies that would let it find and reach for berries on the plant still need to be developed. ” Keep your long sleeved shirts and overalls handy, because robots are not going to pick your blackberries f…
But it still could in principle harvest humans?
- demos done in a lab controlled environment without the crazy things that happen in a real world.
- no humans nearby so none of the safety features that would be needed should this thing work alongside/near humans.
- no regards for economics, expensive vision models, expensive hardware, no consideration for maintenance and repair costs
But can it harvest blackberries cheaper than humans?
And is it going to harvest the free blackberries I'm enjoying when I go on a walk? I don't think so.
They have not even developed the piece that finds and positions the hand.
>Before the robot can be deployed on farms, the computer vision and positioning technologies that would let it find and reach for berries on the plant still need to be developed.
"Train routes across Germany have been a bit congested recently."
Every time I see these headlines, the tech seems to be at least 10 years away from product. - demos done in a lab controlled environment without the crazy things that happen in a real world. - no humans nearby so none of the safety features that would be needed should this thing work alongside/near humans. - no regards for economics, expensive vision models, expensive hardware, no consideration for maintenance and re…
If you want the essence of this technique look at any university press release about fusion technology.