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Justice matters.

(10,123 posts)
Mon May 18, 2026, 01:31 PM May 18

Are Fruit-Picking Drones The Future Of Harvesting? (Insider News)



2 years ago
Tech companies in Israel have designed fruit-picking drones and tree-pollinating 'paddles' to make farms more efficient at a time of worker shortages and climate change. In Chile, flying robots use artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect ripe apples before pulling the fruit from the tree.



The epstein-class oligarchs plan is to replace jobs with AI robots.
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Are Fruit-Picking Drones The Future Of Harvesting? (Insider News) (Original Post) Justice matters. May 18 OP
When humans do no more work bucolic_frolic May 18 #1
Have to disagree homegirl May 18 #2
The problem is (aside from the healty habits)... Justice matters. May 18 #3
Maybe Maninacan May 18 #4

homegirl

(2,003 posts)
2. Have to disagree
Mon May 18, 2026, 01:47 PM
May 18

we will die of malnutrition and starvation. When you don't work, there is no paycheck. Who will pay taxes to support the unemployed?
Prepare for violent outcry as millions lose gainful employment.

Justice matters.

(10,123 posts)
3. The problem is (aside from the healty habits)...
Mon May 18, 2026, 01:48 PM
May 18

with what money (the epstein-class oligarchs don't want safety nets at all).

Maninacan

(352 posts)
4. Maybe
Mon May 18, 2026, 01:52 PM
May 18

Fruit picking would be a horrible job. Reaching a quota and piecework up on a ladder. Most manual machining has been replaced with CNC which is definitely safer for the operators. Manual form grinding in Tool and Die has been replaced with CNC grinders or wire EDM. Less scrap more quality and productivity. i have seen all of it since 1979.

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