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University of Tokyo and Kubota develop technology to predict potato yields from aerial images using drones and AI

A group including the University of Tokyo and Kubota developed technology that predicts underground potato yield from aerial images of potato plants. Drones are flown regularly to photograph fields, and AI estimates the harvest without excavation.

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