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Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#131

Post by CapstanRoller »

snickmy wrote: post #128
antoniojtorres wrote: post #84

This worries me from a positioning standpoint. I imagine a large amount of people with a garden bed, even a large one, garden because they like it, this would get in the way of that. The device doesn’t appear like it would scale well to anything large enough, and even then it would compete with much more sophisticated solutions that do this. I feel like it’s actual market may end up being pretty narrow, not that it i…

Do you have any link to more sophisticated solutions ? genuine ask

www.deere.com

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#132

Post by CapstanRoller »

mherrmann wrote: post #102

Having watched Clarkson's Farm, I can't help but feel that farming is extremely antiquated. The sensitivity to unexpected weather and the low profit margins despite the high investments of time and money seem terrible. I can't see us as an advanced species doing this in 100 years, except for specialty experiences.

>Having watched Clarkson's Farm, I can't help but feel that farming is extremely antiquated.

That's like saying you watched The Bachelor and now have Opinions about marriage.

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#133

Post by HPsquared »

RobotToaster wrote: post #122
Grimblewald wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Part of the problem is water composition. Water which contians fertilizers, surfactants etc is going to damage the protective waxy layer on leaves, while rain water will do so less. Next, when watering youre doing so as frequently as the plants can make use of, to encourage maximal growth rates. It would never rain that frequently. finally, the size of droplets is different. Rain drops tend to be big and fat and roll…

Why would you water your plants with surfactants/soap? Genuine question, does it help the plants in some way?

Reduced surface tension will soak into the soil better and improve capillary flow to the roots.

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#134

Post by CapstanRoller »

How many actual farmers are involved with this project, or were at least consulted?

This thing looks like an out-of-touch nerd hobby project, not a real tool one would use in the real world of farming.

The "Commercial Production" link goes to a page mostly consisting of... art projects. https://farm.bot/pages/research

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

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Post by Brosper »

I think it's like, "I want to help in an industry I don't know anything about". This is not scalable. I understand that this person would like to help, but this is not the help that Farmers and needed.

I wonder if he asked farmers about their problems before creating this project.

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#136

Post by HPsquared »

ac29 wrote: post #76
efilife wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

May I ask why you used there's instead of there are? There is likely sounds wrong and is wrong and I see it very often

Its written the way it'd be spoken, which seems fine for informal writing

Yep. The thoughts are evolving during the speech process. The speaker might start the sentence thinking about one factor, but decides to make it plural after the first words have already started.

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

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Post by quijoteuniv »

Brosper wrote: post #135

I think it's like, "I want to help in an industry I don't know anything about". This is not scalable. I understand that this person would like to help, but this is not the help that Farmers and needed. I wonder if he asked farmers about their problems before creating this project.

I do not understand why so much negativity against an open source project. And anyway game changing seldom comes within the same industry.

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#139

Post by constantcrying »

naasking wrote: post #126
constantcrying wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I gave a list of reasons for why people might light to do gardening. In that list zero of the points benefit from having a robot do it for you. Why do you just ask the most banal questions instead of reading my post and responding to the argument I made? >Do people who don't like gardening not like gardens or fresh produce? I just don't see how you reached this conclusion. Yes, if you don't ready post you don't know…

Nothing you wrote in this or the original post implies that people who don't like gardening wouldn't want to have a garden on their own property managed by a robot.

Having a product for gardening and selling it to people who don't like gardening is genuinely retarded. With this robot you still have to do gardening, only somewhat less.

If you don't like gardening why would you spend 2k on a robot doing it for you instead of buying the produce?

Re: Open Source Farming Robot

#140

Post by naasking »

constantcrying wrote: post #139
naasking wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing you wrote in this or the original post implies that people who don't like gardening wouldn't want to have a garden on their own property managed by a robot.

Having a product for gardening and selling it to people who don't like gardening is genuinely retarded. With this robot you still have to do gardening, only somewhat less. If you don't like gardening why would you spend 2k on a robot doing it for you instead of buying the produce?

You seem to be struggling with the idea that someone might want the results of hard work without actually doing that hard work, especially if they can get those results by playing with something they do enjoy, like robotics. Let me know when that sinks in.
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