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Re:Farming robot kills 100k weeds per hour with lasers by f6v on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:34PM (#26946181)
> Yes, but the amounts are tiny. Would you pay an extra 10 cents a pound for your produce? That amount would be life changing for farmers.

You underestimate the percentage of the income some people spend on food. That's why agriculture is heavily subsidised.

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Re:Farming robot kills 100k weeds per hour with lasers by erikpukinskis on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:34PM (#26950735)
I didn’t estimate that.
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