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11/19/2017 / By Russel Davis

Engineers are developing robot farmers that may make widespread pesticide spraying obsolete

Farmers may soon find their work a bit more relaxed as a team of researchers at the Harper Adams University in the U.K. is in the process of developing miniature robots that would help them harvest crops and apply pesticides. According to the researchers, the miniature robots show potential in cutting excessive pesticide use, curbing food waste, and […]

07/05/2017 / By JD Heyes

No more human fast-food workers by mid-2020s? Burger-flipping robot replace employees

The collapse of low-skilled labor in America continues unabated, thanks in large part to the advancement of robotics, and with it, a wave of coming unrest like nations have not seen in a long, long time. As reported by CNBC, the fast-food industry, in particular, is poised for dramatic changes, with the introduction of electronic kiosks […]

06/21/2017 / By Mike Adams

RUMOR: Jeff Bezos to reverse Whole Foods’ promise to label GMOs on everything by 2018

Unlike the Washington Post which fabricates fictional “anonymous sources” and prints imaginary assertions as fact, I’m going to tell you up front that this is a rumor: Jeff Bezos is in bed with Monsanto, the rumor goes, and after purchasing Whole Foods, he’s going to reverse the food retailer’s commitment to label all GMOs across […]

06/06/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Human farmers obsolete? Drones and driverless tractors now being used to harvest crops autonomously

We may soon be living in a world where farms are run by robots, as new farming technology threatens to phase out human involvement in farming processes. Agricultural engineers from the Harper Adams University in Shropshire, England, are exploring new ways of farming crops, aiming to be able to grow and harvest a field of cereal crop […]

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