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Nov 2024
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840: Delicate Viticultural Robotics

Jon Krohn
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What do AI, robotics, and premium wine grapes have in common? Everything, as it turns out. In this episode, we explore viticultural robotics a revolutionary project combining machine learning, spectroscopic sensors, and VR-controlled robotics to tackle one of agriculture’s trickiest challenges: harvesting delicate wine grapes worth over $6,000 per tonne. Fro ... Show More
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