AI – deBeer on AgTech

1 December 2023

Autonomous horticulture with the help of AI, will people soon be redundant?

14 March 2021 Colinda 0

This year will see the start of the 3rd edition of the ‘Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge’. The challenge is to grow lettuce in a greenhouse ‘completely autonomously and without human intervention’ through the use of AI. […]

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