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Perhaps it is time for farmers to put their feet up now that robots are used

游客2023-08-08  41
问题     Perhaps it is time for farmers to put their feet up now that robots are used to inspect crops, dig up weeds, and even have become shepherds, too. Commercial growing fields are astronomically huge and take thousands of man-hours to operate. One prime example is one of Australia’ s most isolated cattle stations, Suplejack Downs in the Northern Territory, extending across 4,000 square kilometers, taking over 13 hours to reach by car from the nearest major town—Alice Springs.
    The extreme isolation of these massive farms leaves them often unattended, and monitored only once or twice a year, which means if the livestock falls ill or requires assistance, it can be a long time for farmers to discover.
    However, robots are coming to the rescue.
    Robots are currently under a two-year trial in Wales which will train " farmbots" to herd, monitor the health of livestock, and make sure there is enough pasture for them to graze on. The robots are equipped with many sensors to identify conditions of the environment, cattle and food, using thermal and vision sensors that detect changes in body temperature.
    " You’ ve also got color, texture and shape sensors looking down at the ground to check pasture quality," says Salah Sukkarieh of the University of Sydney, who will carry out trials on several farms in central New South Wales.
    During the trials, the robot algorithms (算法) and mechanics will be fine-tuned to make it better suited to ailing livestock and ensure it safely navigates around potential hazards including trees, mud, swamps, and hills.
    "We want to improve the quality of animal health and make it easier for farmers to maintain large landscapes where animals roam free," says Sukkarieh.
    The robots are not limited to herding and monitoring livestock. They have been created to count individual fruit, inspect crops, and even pull weeds.
    Many robots are equipped with high-tech sensors and complex learning algorithms to avoid injuring humans as they work side by side. The robots also learn the most efficient and safest passages, and allow engineers and farmers to analyze and better optimize the attributes and tasks of the robot, as well as provide a live stream giving real-time feedback on exactly what is happening on the farms.
    Of course, some worry lies in replacing agricultural workers. However, it is farmers that are pushing for the advancements due to ever-increasing labor vacancies, making it difficult to maintain large-scale operations.
    The robots have provided major benefits to farmers in various ways, from hunting and pulling weeds to monitoring the condition of every single fruit. Future farms will likely experience a greater deal of autonomy as robots take up more and more farm work efficiently. [br] What can robots do when equipped with high-tech sensors and complex learning algorithms?
选项 A、Help farmers choose the most efficient and safest passages.
B、Help farmers simplify their farming tasks and management.
C、Allow farmers to learn instantly what is occurring on the farm.
D、Allow farmers to give them real-time instructions on what to do.
答案 C
解析 推理题。原文第九段指出，许多机器人配备了高科技传感器和复杂的学习算法，以避免在和人类共同工作时伤害到人类。机器人还可以学习最有效和最安全的方法，并且能让工程师和农民更好地分析和优化机器人的属性和任务，以及提供实时直播，对农场上正在发生的事情进行实时反馈。由此可知，机器人可以让农民立即了解农场正在发生的事情，故答案为C。A项与原文所述不符，原文提到机器人还可以学习最有效、最安全的方法，而不是帮助农民选择最有效、最安全的方法，故排除。B项原文未提及，故排除。D项与原文所述不符，并不是农民对机器人发布实时指令，而是机器人可以实时反馈农场上发生的事情，故排除。
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