@cleoabram: These controversial robots are picking fruit. They do it by using sensors and 3D cameras to tell if a piece of fruit is ripe based on weight and color settings, then use an arm with a suction cup to carefully pluck the fruit off the tree and bring it over to a cart. Automating agricultural jobs is a topic that impacts hundreds of thousands of workers just in the US alone - and there are ongoing conversations about the need to improve labor laws for the humans here. Until recently, fruit picking has required the kind of precision and decision-making people are better at than robots. Now? It’s less clear. If these robots work well, one optimistic case is they could assist picking when conditions are worse for people, and join other automated equipment already in use alongside humans. This vid is part of Huge If True, our optimistic show about science and tech. Subscribe to support us and to see more. #tech #stem #AI #fruit #animation #science #LearnOnTikTok #askclei

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_iamkipruto
Sarcastic Clown :
oooh I love this. soon enough all jobs will be automated and humans will have more time to think.😂
2023-11-13 18:48:17
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lalfyx
Tree :
This is why we need a universal basic income
2023-11-14 15:54:11
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nebor_canar
Nebor_canar :
Then.. no more jobs for fruit pickers!
2024-01-29 21:14:22
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asyut__
Nick Jaloma :
This has solar punk potential, but until capitalists don’t control the workforce they cannot be implemented.
2023-11-13 19:21:22
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twoletterpoems
Status Code 418 :
If that robot is as slow as it looks, it can’t come close to the speed of a human doing the same job. So what is it for?
2023-11-13 17:27:17
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jamesblond99
James Blond680 :
No controversy. Pure economics driving this.
2023-11-13 17:25:45
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user1977722405993
user1977722405993 :
holly molly! what is humans gonna do in the future 😅
2023-11-23 22:16:50
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embuie
emb 🇨🇦 :
So many farms have problems finding seasonal workers so this seems like a good idea.
2023-11-13 18:50:50
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cybergirlpnw
cybergirlpnw :
It is concerning to me that this will put millions of hard-working human laborers out of work. How is this better for humanity?
2024-03-23 21:12:52
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psycho_915
Psycho915 :
Here comes $50 apples because a robot picked it up
2023-11-25 00:59:19
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impressivebeetle
Impressive Beetle :
I know it’s scary but I don’t think AI is going to take over our jobs. If no one works, no one pays tax, people can’t buy the fruit this machine was
2023-12-03 03:58:28
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lynette149
Lynette Rand :
Instantly thought of a Delek(from Doctor Who)
2023-11-19 14:17:46
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jblackwell92
📚 J Blackwell | Writer 📝 :
I love stuff like this but I do worry about if the government will keep up. UBI would solve so many problems and we'd probably innovate faster too
2023-11-13 18:05:19
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isabelletalking
Isabelle 🇭🇺😭🇪🇺 :
In the UK a bunch of produce rots bc there's no one to pick it since Brexit. They had to give out special seasonal visas.
2023-11-24 14:23:27
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user2527903579
Klee🇮🇲 :
Scary🥺
2023-11-16 21:49:53
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bruno.george
Bruno George :
studies have shown that with current automation technology we could work less than 12 hours a week
2023-11-21 07:02:46
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douge58bup
David Douglas258 :
At a minimum the robots could be used to measure their ripeness and then help assign workers to the best places to work.
2023-11-25 14:06:50
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userbfrw1gto53
userbfrw1gto53 :
sure and then you're going to buy 50 USD per apple
2023-11-13 21:38:06
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techibing
techibing :
No more strategically placed rotting strawberries under the label??? 😂 Win!
2023-11-13 17:42:05
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gonzalocabrera364
Gonzalo Cabrera :
In countries like Chile or NZ there is a huge lack of workforce for fruit picking to the point that farmers have lost part of their pruduction
2023-11-17 15:41:00
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homemnatural
Homem Natural :
Let’s stop using cellphones, so that we don’t loose the jobs from the old phones
2023-11-14 01:07:34
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hectordeleon5150
hectordeleon5150 :
Looks like the Matrix robots
2024-01-03 11:32:04
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peter.burford
peter burford :
are those qr codes the same ones as the bayblades
2024-07-04 13:38:24
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