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No farm workers? How about a robot?

Boston Calling

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Immigrant farm workers pick most of the lettuce in the US. But crackdowns on immigration - along with immigrants taking better jobs -- are creating a labour shortage. So some farmers are turning to robots. Valerie Hamilton reports. (Image: Blue River Technology’s LettuceBot uses sensors and cameras to thin lettuce. Credit: Valerie Hamilton)

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