Robots: the future of food? -Superabundant S1 E4

Getting food from the ground to the table is not easy. Whether its a server battling sore feet, or a grape picker hustling to harvest while the fruit is perfect, innovators are looking for ways to lighten the load, using a new generation of robots.

But will robots be the key ingredient of future food systems? It all depends on how well they can sense the world and act in human environments.

This is the fourth episode of OPB's new video series on food and food systems in the Pacific Northwest, "Superabundant." Check out our previous episodes on honey, sea urchin and Oregon truffles.

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Featuring:
Darleen Sichley, Dairy Farmer & Co-Owner, Abiqua Acres
Manoj Karkee, Associate Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University
Joe Davidson, Assistant Professor of Robotics, Oregon State University
Kalvin Myint, Managing Partner, Top Burmese Restaurant Group, General Manager | Bottica, Inc.

Credits:
Created by Arya Surowidjojo and MacGregor Campbell
Camera: Stephani Gordon
Narrator: Crystal Ligori
Production Assistant: Hanin Najjar
Audio: Steven Vaughn Kray

Executive Producer: Jan Boyd
Food Advisors: Sarah Masoni and Heather Arndt Anderson
Sponsored by North Coast Food Trail
Supported by Kay Kitagawa and Andy Johnson-Laird
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