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dungone t1_itk7tkr wrote

Reply to comment by kubigjay in This new farming robot uses lasers to kill 200,000 weeds per hour by GonjaNinja420

According to the article, these are cost effective with an ROI of 2-3 years.

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kubigjay t1_itkmqdl wrote

True. But they never post any numbers.

Costs vary a lot across different crops. Are they using certified organic prices or normal prices?

I get wary of claims without data.

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dungone t1_itle1pd wrote

You can safely assume that the size of the market is not that different from the number they already sold.

Doesn't mean it's a bad thing, it certainly sounds like a game changer for the places where it works.

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