The Future of Farming

Photo: David Croxford
Photo: David Croxford

Published in Hawaii Business Magazine (January 2017). 

Imagine a world in which robots, drones and artificial intelligence plant, monitor, harvest, and deliver your food.

This may sound like science fiction, but it is, in fact, the emerging reality in farming. “We’re seeing robots that can plant, water and seed a 10-by-10 plot, pick strawberries and shake mac nut trees. There are infrared sensors to show you how hot the plants are and how much water they need, and drones that can fertilize in perfect amounts,” says Cole Santos, co-founder of Maui Makers.

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