“A freaking laser”

When you wonder why we don’t have flying cars yet, fear not.

We can’t soar through the sky on our commute to work yet, but the future is here.

Case in point:

Commercial laser weeders are being used in agriculture on the west coast of the United States.

These are large machines that pass over crops, take photos, identify weeds with onboard computers, and then KILL THEM WITH A LASER.

The systems have been calibrated for west coast weeds, soils, and crops, but a new study tested their efficacy on the east coast for peas, beets, and spinach, yielding positive results.

The lasers are capable of reducing weed cover by 45 percent and density by up to 66 percent, resulting in 97 percent less weed biomass by the end of the season compared to untreated controls.

Even better, crop yields increased by up to 30 percent when laser weeding replaced herbicide use.

Our cars can’t fly yet, but robotic machines are using laser beams to kill weeds, and as a result, we are growing even more food.

Amazing! The future is here!

Just try not to think about how AI might use these devices on human beings when it attempts to take over the world.