Negative Essay: Will Agbots Take Over?

Will Agbots Take Over?
How likely is it that robots will take agriculture jobs in the Yakima Valley? There are a lot of people who say that robots will take our jobs based on new facts and how fast technology is evolving. There are others that say no our jobs won’t be taken over because robots still have years to improve on their skill in agriculture. There are many reasons as to why they will take over agriculture such as they can do a lot of the heavy lifting, Improve the quality and economy of our foods. There are also many reasons as to why they will not take over like there are things that humans do better than robots such as fitting in small spaces which is a must when it comes to agriculture in the Yakima valley and telling what food
In today’s society robots can have a negative impact. According to Sheelah Kolhatkar a journalist at The New Yorker, “tractors replaced manual plows…A.T.M.s replaced bank tellers…every time technology has evolved, yes, individual people are impacted.” In making this comment, Kolhatkar urges us to not only think of how much we have advanced, but how many sacrifices we have made in order for all of these things to come true. We had to get rid of a lot of people and in doing that we have to see how many people got impacted. Because of automation there is a decline in jobs and pay. In Kolhatkar’s view, “…for less skilled workers it’s a different story…studies in local job markets in the United States between 1990 and 2007, and they found that the
You will also read how robots are telling farmers what needs to be done on the farms. Thomas and Autor explain that "productivity has skyrocketed and the price of goods produced has plummeted. Autor speaks of 'spectacular productivity improvements' in the US that 'have been accompanied by declines in the share of household income spent on food'." In other words, Thomas and Autor state that because of automation and how productivity has risen quickly the price of food has plummeted just as fast and food has been cheaper. Thomas states, "The new technology highlighted includes robots the size of lawnmowers trundling along rows of crops, monitoring water levels, soil types and collecting data that can be stored and analyzed to help farmers make decisions about harvesting, replanting and pesticide use." Thomas's point is that because they have this new robot, farmers no longer need people who will tell them how many hours they have watered or need to water how the soil is or when to harvest or