The next time you eat an apple or peach, make sure to savor it: it might just be the fruit of revolutionary agri-tech.
Pictured above: Tevel's Flying Autonomous Robots™ could be a game changer in agricultural industry. Image credits: trendhunter.com.
Tevel, a company founded in 2016 with the mission of solving the global shortage in fruit-picking labor, has revolutionized the way the most common fruits are harvested. Driven by AI, and backed by complex algorithms, Tevel’s Flying Autonomous Robots™ have the capabilities to precisely pick fruits while preventing bruising and even gather crucial information such as the ripeness and sugar content of a fruit. Already implemented in countries such as the United States, Chile, Italy, and Israel, Tevel makes harvesting lightwork, allowing farmers to experience maximum profits while providing consumers with the ultimate freshness in their food.
With 11 patents by their side, these robots are extremely easy for farmers to operate with the added benefit of being able to operate at all times of the day. Not only are these robots the first of their kind, but their groundbreaking technology allows them to harvest information such as: fruit size, weight, ripeness, and even diseases. But, despite its outstanding benefits, this technology raises some controversy.
Why? This is due to the increasing volatility within the agricultural industry regarding human rights and labor laws. Already, harvesters are subject to low wages and are forced to work in hazardous conditions, and while the latter could be solved with this technology, the former issue will only get worse. Moreover, not only do these robots endanger the existence of agricultural jobs that are depended upon by millions around the globe, they also pose important questions about the handling of our food by robots.
For now, it is clear that humanity is in the technological revolution, but only time can tell if this revolution will bear a sweet or bitter fruit.
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