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Mother plucker: Steel fingers guided by AI pluck weeds rapidly and autonomously (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by diacewrb@alien.top to c/gadgets@hardware.watch

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[–] dartie@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Guided by AI or just simply using a sophisticated program?

[–] ashashlondon@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I guess it must be programmed to recognise what a weed looks like to be able to identify it against what isn’t. Is that AI? I have no idea. Seems like everything at the moment is AI.

[–] Original-Thought6889@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it uses training and a model, and not just pre-defined parameters, then yes, it is a form of AI

[–] iCan20@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Even pre defined parameters can be identified and set using an AI model. In fact I believe this is more likely than installing the AI model on the weed plucking device.

So yes AI. No, not an active AI model thinking while weeding.

[–] druscarlet@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Most likely it is programmed to if the specific crop at all stages of development and eliminate everything else.

[–] weaselmaster@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I say NOT AI.

I mean, pattern matching has been a thing for a long time, and getting more and more sophisticated, but slapping an AI label on a (albeit new and interesting) robot tractor seems unnecessary, and degrades the meaning of the term.

And don’t get me started on calling their crop ‘5G Onions’!

[–] CaptRon25@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Laser weeder's have been doing this for years. I don't think AI has anything to do with it other than a marketing buzz words

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