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Autonomous Rice Transplanter Set to Head for the Paddies

posted by martyb on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the back-saving-work dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

New Atlas:

It was just this July that Japan's Yanmar Agri Corporation unveiled a line of driverless agricultural tractors. Now, as part of the same Smartpilot system, the company has announced an autonomous rice seedling-transplanter.

Known as the YR8D, A, the new diesel-powered vehicle is wirelessly programmed/monitored via an included waterproof 10.1-inch tablet. It can operate in either of two modes, depending on rice paddy conditions and other factors.

In Linear Mode, it automatically moves in straight lines through the paddy, with an onboard driver manually steering the vehicle through the turn-arounds at the end of each row. In Auto Mode, it's able to remain completely driverless, handling the turns on its own. Additionally, its seedling-planting mechanism automatically moves up and down in response to the level of the terrain.

Just in time to solve the labor shortage in rice production.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @01:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @01:52PM (#777530)

    Welcome to the rice fields, motherfucker.