Iron Ox has just opened its first fully automated farm in San Carlos, California. The company claims that their hydroponic system can produce 30 times the yield per acre of land comparing to traditional farms, while using 90% less water.
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Fine, let the robots do everything, take over… no need of humans
Stop with the lettuce. It's the most inefficient food.
He should have used red led instead of white. Plants don't need white light
So why nyiot use solar cells to collect energy for the plants and cell it back to the energy companies. Stack the pods 4 high to get more yield per square foot.
Nice idea but no mention of the cost of the robots, buildings, power. Gota start somewhere I guess.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SCARCE LABOR?!? YOUR JUST A GREEDY BITCH THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM SO YOU CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. FUCK YOU
Waiting for marxism outrage in comments.
Tech savvy entrepreneur, records video in portrait.
GlaDos confirmed?
Just to play devil's advocate here, but what about the humans who did the jobs before the robotics came into play? Where are they working now? ARE they working now? Just a thought….
so lets get this into places where food is scarce and lots of natural light i.e African nations facing starvation
Is this the one place from Fallout 4?
Music sounds like an alt-j song
crazy
90% lese water. But how much energy?
This is the stuff taxes should go into. Research for the better.
Hmmm this reminds me of Graygarden. Any other Fallout 4 fan made the same link.
Do they all have different personalities?
Early boiz…btw im 4th comment!! That's kinda cool!