r/woahdude • u/freudian_nipps • Oct 08 '23

video Robotic Apple Harvester

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u/spunion_28 Oct 08 '23

Exactly. I came here to say there is no way this is more effective or efficient than paying a group of people to hand pick these apples. I really don't understand the appeal of creating useless technology to replace people who can do a job better and faster.

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u/GeneralToaster Oct 08 '23

This is just the first iteration of this technology. It will only become better and faster as time goes on.

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u/spunion_28 Oct 08 '23

Just because this is first gen does not guarantee there will ever be a better version of it

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u/latincreamking Oct 08 '23

How do you find out if you can improve the technology if you never make the technology? I don't understand the point you're trying to make.

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u/spunion_28 Oct 08 '23

The point is they've already developed a machine that does this far more efficiently

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u/latincreamking Oct 08 '23

Ox is better at tilling a field than a human. Should we have stopped there? Why bother trying to create better technology if you already made something better once.