The agricultural sector faces unprecedented challenges due to rising global populations and increasing urbanization, with approximately 795 million people currently undernourished. Projections indicate that by 2050, the population will reach about 9.7 billion, necessitating a 70% increase in food production. The migration of labor from rural to urban areas further complicates the situation, disrupting traditional farming practices. This chapter examines the role of technological innovations, particularly robotics, precision agriculture, and digital farming, to offer promising solutions, and discusses the role of robotics, highlighting its potential to revolutionize modern food systems while addressing the multifaceted obstacles to its implementation. The chapter highlights how robotics can enhance productivity, improve resource management, and support climate-smart agricultural practices through advanced remote sensing and data analytics. Additionally, it discusses the application of spatiotemporal matching techniques to address data limitations in crop management. Despite the promising benefits, integrating robotics into agriculture presents challenges, including economic viability, ethical considerations, and technological barriers. This comprehensive analysis aims to illuminate both the potential and the obstacles associated with robotic technologies in modern agriculture, emphasizing their significance for achieving sustainable food security.

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Robotics: Benefits and Challenges in Modern Agriculture

  • Tanzeel Bashir,
  • M. Ashraf Bhat,
  • Amjad M. Husaini

摘要

The agricultural sector faces unprecedented challenges due to rising global populations and increasing urbanization, with approximately 795 million people currently undernourished. Projections indicate that by 2050, the population will reach about 9.7 billion, necessitating a 70% increase in food production. The migration of labor from rural to urban areas further complicates the situation, disrupting traditional farming practices. This chapter examines the role of technological innovations, particularly robotics, precision agriculture, and digital farming, to offer promising solutions, and discusses the role of robotics, highlighting its potential to revolutionize modern food systems while addressing the multifaceted obstacles to its implementation. The chapter highlights how robotics can enhance productivity, improve resource management, and support climate-smart agricultural practices through advanced remote sensing and data analytics. Additionally, it discusses the application of spatiotemporal matching techniques to address data limitations in crop management. Despite the promising benefits, integrating robotics into agriculture presents challenges, including economic viability, ethical considerations, and technological barriers. This comprehensive analysis aims to illuminate both the potential and the obstacles associated with robotic technologies in modern agriculture, emphasizing their significance for achieving sustainable food security.