Robotics injects new life into Japan's aging agricultural workforce

Robotics injects new life into Japan's aging agricultural workforce

Photo taken June 27, 2017, shows Hokkaido University professor Noboru Noguchi (C) overseeing tests on a tractor with advanced technology on a farm at the university campus in Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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