AI doomers are in shambles over this one
this robot drives through California strawberry fields at night and does the job pesticides used to do, with NO chemicals at all
it shines UV light on the plants, which fries the mites, mold, and mildew that normally get sprayed with pesticide.
then a vacuum on the back sucks the remaining bugs right off the leaves
that's it, just light and suction, no poison, running while everyone sleeps
so you get healthier food, no chemicals soaking into what you eat, and no human stuck spraying poison by hand all day
there's genuinely nothing to hate here. so if you still find a way to, that's a you problem
this is the entire optimistic case for AI
better quality of life, healthier food, people freed from brutal work that wrecks their bodies
now run the same play across every domain
> robots inspecting bridges so nobody has to dangle off one
> AI reading every scan so cancer gets caught 3 years early
> machines taking the dangerous, poisonous, back-breaking jobs
another W for the AI optimists
autonomous robot driving through the field at night. no chemicals. no pesticides. just UV light killing pathogens and pests while everyone sleeps. this is
@tricrobotics.
this is what chemical-free pest control looks like at scale.