Systems Integrators solve farm labor problem

[Ivan Seeking]

With authorities promising tighter borders, some farmers who rely on immigrant labor are eyeing an emerging generation of fruit-picking robots and high-tech tractors to do everything from pluck premium wine grapes to clean and core lettuce. [continued]

http://physorg.com/news108278117.html

 

[edward]

Anyone remember the coffee commercials with Jaun Valdez and the bag on his back. There is now a machine to take his place.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3655174431792902327&q=coffee+harvesting+machine&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

There is even a machine about to hit the maket that can pick apples and sort them by color.