From battery-powered broccoli: lessons from agricultural robotics

Published 2025년 10월 21일

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An agricultural robot developed in Quebec, capable of harvesting broccoli using 3D vision, robotic arms, and a 50,000 psi water jet, shows how automation and precision can transform traditional sectors. According to Frank Toshioka, an electrical engineer, the same concept applies to the energy transition, where artificial intelligence, automation, and real-time monitoring are essential for integrating systems like BESS and MMGD efficiently.

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In agriculture, the robot replaces scarce labor and increases productivity, working without breaks and with millimeter precision. In the electric sector, tools like Python and AI allow for load prediction, energy flow optimization, and loss reduction, ensuring that distribution is as precise as the harvesting of a perfect broccoli. Reports like the World Energy Outlook 2024 highlight that the future of smart grids depends on the same precision, planning, and automation that make robotic agriculture viable. The connection between farming and energy evidences that efficiency is about harvesting more value with less waste. Both food and kilowatts require intelligently applied technology, strategic planning, and rigorous execution, transforming innovation into concrete results. Toshioka's message is ...

Source: Agrolink