Transforming agriculture with computer vision and machine learning techniques

Robotics: A machine that helps lettuce farmers is just one of several robots intended to automate aspects of agriculture and horticulture
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Mr. Redden’s ambitions are further afield — in farm fields, actually. His company, B, is developing a robotic weed killer for organic farms, which shun chemical pesticides. The new venture, he said, is “a great way to bring this technology to agriculture.”
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There is a one in 10 chance your American lettuce was operated on by a neural-network driven machine called LettuceBot.
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Robots and machine learning algorithms may help usher in a new Green Revolution to keep humans fed on a increasingly mercurial planet.
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Blue River Technology — the startup that brought weed-killing lettuce robots to farms around California — quietly launched a 3D crop scanning tool last month in order to be ready for this year’s farming season...
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As a Nebraska native, Lee Redden understood agriculture from an early age. Now, as cofounder of Blue River Technology, he's developed breakthrough technology that merges robotics, computer vision, and machine learning to deliver real-time, precise care for every plant...
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Blue River Technology’s main premise is to reduce the use of chemicals in food production by optimizing agricultural methods via robotics systems...
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"It's a game changer," said Batkin, the former president of the Citrus Research Board. "We'll no longer be dependent on human labor for harvesting."
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This precise targeting ultimately reduce chemical usage by more than 90%, resulting in cost savings to the farmer and fewer harmful chemicals in our soil.