Expert: robot-IT will revolutionise agriculture change information

According to the report Explorer Web site, agriculture as world's oldest industries has gradually begun with new technology standards. Agriculture will soon change, as more farmers are working by means of robots, such as driving tractors, filter, you can grow the seeds and determine a suitable location, and so on. Experts say that robot technology for agricultural labour shortages is very necessary, because in the next few years as the world's population growth will increase demand for food, and robots able to increase food production to meet the demand.

United States, evergreen tree, Lexington Institute's Susan Eustis explains: "in 1950, each farmers will be required to provide enough food for 10 people. But by 2014, you will need to meet the food demand of 150 residents. Over the next ten years, we believe that technological progress can make each of the farmers for 500 people with enough food. "Eustis predicts that by 2020 in the world agricultural robots to invest 25 billion dollars a year, it also does not contain UAV is already used for agriculture.

Ennaji and robot technologies is a software company, is one of many companies wishing to lead the agricultural revolution. Ennaji technologies has developed an experimental robot, it will follow in the back of a truck ride in the orange trees, pick up used in the manufacture of juice of the fruit.

Ennaji Chief technician James English of science and technology said the robot by using computer and color cameras to identify the location of each fruit, and guide the robotic arm operations. This robot can guide 10 robotic arm operations, but before the advent of automatic farm vehicles still need someone to drive a truck. Although this machine cannot reach the manpower to moderate pick fruit, but it is not a big problem for the manufacture of juice oranges, because people don't care about making the juice of fruits are present on the indentation and scratching.

But robots in addition to reducing labor demand required for food production, but also to be able to do more. Robot researchers study success David Dorhout grew up on a farm in Iowa, he has developed an experimental miniature automatic planting machine, and named it as Prospero. Large robots he hopes future Prospero to every land around the farm, analysis of soil moisture and subtle changes and decided that every land type most suitable for planting crops.

Dorhout explains: "command you may use common instruction 1000 micro-robots, they are not replacing farmers, but to help them. If you are able to quickly decide which piece of land to plant seeds, you will get a higher yield. "This robot is also able to quickly survey hail or any other weather events damaged farmland and replanting with faster growth of crops.

专家：机器人将给农业带来革命性变化 - IT资讯

据《探索者》网站报道，农业作为地球上最古老的产业已经逐渐开始与新技术接轨。农业很快将发生变化，因为农民正越来越多的借助机器人进行工作，包括驾驶拖拉机、筛选可以种植的种子以及决定种植地点等。专家称，机器人技术对于农业的劳动力短缺问题来说是非常必要的，因为未来几年里随着世界人口的增长粮食需求也会增加，而且机器人能够增加粮食产量满足需求。

美国列克星敦市常青树研究所的Susan Eustis解释称：“在1950年每一位农民都必须为10位居民提供足够的食物。但是到2014年，则需要满足150位居民的食物需求。在未来十年里，我们认为技术进步可以让每位农民为500人提供足够的食物。”Eustis预测，到2020年全球农业将在机器人身上每年投入250亿美元，这还不包含已经用于农业的无人机。

恩纳基科技公司是一家软件和机器人公司，是诸多希望引领这一农业革命的公司之一。恩纳基科技已经研发出一款实验机器人，它将跟随在卡车后面驰骋在橙子林中，捡取用于制造果汁的果实。

恩纳基科技的首席技术员James English称，这款机器人借助计算机和彩色摄像机来识别每一个水果的位置，并引导机器手臂作业。这种机器人能够同时引导10个机器手臂进行作业，但是在全自动农场车辆问世之前仍然需要人来驾驶卡车。虽然这种机器无法达到人手一样温和的捡取水果，但是这对于制造果汁的橙子来说并非大问题，因为人们不会在意制造果汁的水果上是否存在压痕和刮伤。

但是机器人除了减少粮食生产所需要的劳动力需求之外还能够做的更多。自修成才的机器人研究人员David Dorhout在爱荷华州的一个农场长大，他已经研发出一种实验型微型自动种植机，并将其命名为Prospero。他希望未来Prospero一样的大量机器人能够遍布农场的每一块土地，分析土壤和水分的微妙变化并决定每一块土地最适宜种植的农作物类型。

Dorhout解释称：“你可能借助常用指令指挥一千台微型机器人，它们并非是取代农民，而是帮助他们。如果你能够快速决定哪一块土地种植什么种子，你会得到更高的产量。”这样的机器人也能够快速勘测遭受冰雹或者其它气候事件破坏的农田，并且重新种植能够更快生长的农作物。