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kubigjay t1_itjfgdf wrote

Reply to comment by NolanSyKinsley in This new farming robot uses lasers to kill 200,000 weeds per hour by GonjaNinja420

I am interested in the tech but costs are never shown. Only they say it is cheaper. I want to see studies from independent review.

Solar is low energy density. I can't cover my fields with solar arrays and grow crops. Battery tech has a long way to go for letting me recharge 50 batteries each night.

You ask which is better, rent or spray. I don't know. Without numbers we are arguing about phantoms. The tech could be amazing or it could be vaporware like Theranos.

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the_real_swk t1_itjiwgf wrote

the self propelled robotic unit was just a demo, the actual implement requires a CAT3 3 point. it has an option for generator or PTO power (I'm assuming the "generator" option means it has a small diesel engine to power the actual generator vs just getting power to spin the genny from the PTO.) thats going to increase fuel cost depending on what the electrical load is... and their produce spec sheet says 2ac/hr @ 1mph compared to covering say 40acres/hr with a conventional rig (I know that 40acres/hr is just me pulling numbers from thin air and will vary based on a number of factors)

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