Today I re-read my last post and I was shocked as to how crude and unstructured it was. After reading posts from Nommie, Fire-Phantom, and bloggers on Gamespot I guess that my writing style just can't compete.
Well other than that sad disappointment I got to walk beans today. (*unenthusiastically*) hooray. I'm actually on break in between fields. My lunch break to be precise and boy am I hungry. I had thought that walking beans was a thing of the past, but I guess I was wrong. Wow. Doing things the old way really does make you appreciate new ways and technology.
It also made me think of the amount of time that would have to go into a robot being able to preform that task. They would have to have a 3-D picture data base of varieties of plants in different stages of life and then be instructed as to the method and precision required in the destruction of various weeds and all the while avoiding the main crop. They would also have to be very nimble, maybe some type of hover or legged type machine, and also very dexterous so as not to harm the crop or spread the seeds of a mature weed. This makes me think of the amount of time it would spend out in the field which would be determined by its fuel/energy source. Maybe a solar powered variety or maybe even hydrogen powered. It could also get energy from local windmills or from Biodegradable sources. Very interesting.
Well it is now time to fill my digestive track! (*enthusiastically*)Hooray!
Borb
2 comments:
Yeah, don't worry, my blog is terrible, I give no thought to who my audience is, at least you wont have to worry about that.
I think they are going to actually come out with sprayers that can ID the different types of weeds and focus on them. I don't know all the details, for instance, what about the weeds that aren't above ground yet.
If the power keeps going off at work I might be doing some things the old fashioned way too, and I don't like how that sounds.
I should be around for the 4th, and I might bring sparkle-y things that make fun sounds, we'll see.
Yeah, Kent's blog sucks, mine's amazing though, and yours can be amazing too.
As for your idea about robots, think about how well a few million little tiny autonomous independent nanobots could do it. Just key in the DNA of any offending plant and let the buggers go.
I'm reading a book called "The Diamond Age" right now (By Neal Stephenson, it's set a generation after Snow Crash.) That deals with a lot of what high-level nanotechnology could be capable of. It's amazing and frightening stuff.
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