Japan, Kinki Region, Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Green Pea hanging on plant, Close-Up. (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) A Japanese agriculture technology company called SPREAD said on Monday that it plans to open a big, robot-run lettuce farm by mid-2017. The farm will use robots to handle almost every farming task related to growing and producing the crops, including watering seedlings and
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