Human Workers to Be Replaced by Flying-Robot-Harvester That Picks Ripe Fruit

It’s no secret by now that the rise of automation and robots is projected to displace millions of jobs in the coming years. Many low-skilled jobs will be wiped out because of robots, sending technological unemployment, the loss of jobs caused by technological change, through the roof. The latest installment of technological change leading to short-term job loss could soon be seen in the fruit harvesting industry. Israeli company, Tevel Aerobotics Technologies, has developed a flying autonomous robot (FAR) that works day and night to pick fruit. Artificial intelligence embedded within the FAR determines the ripest fruit to pick through sensors and computer vision. -