Killer Robot Is the Key to the 21st Century Salad

4,116 views · Published 14 November 2013 · 2:43 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: Bloomberg Originals · 2013 · News & Politics

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Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) --- Two hundred years ago, 90 percent of America's workforce was in farming. Today that number has dropped to 2 percent. Silicon Valley startup Blue River Technology is hoping to close the gap on the labor market with their LettuceBot. Cesar, makes real time farming decisions on one California's biggest crops. This robot is attempting to disrupt a $1.4 billion dollar lettuce market. Bloomberg's Rachel Crane reports.  (Source: Bloomberg)

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