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  • Agricultural robots ready to do hardest jobs in farm fields

    Jun 14, 2023 12:00 pm
    The Orio autonomous tool carrier for vegetables and industrial crops

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    • The Orio autonomous tool carrier for vegetables and industrial crops

    Farms are already more high-tech than most may think. Such robotic systems are currently being used in more than 50% of row crops such as corn, soybeans, cotton and winter wheat, according to the USDA.