Robots Picking Apples

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/apple-picking-robot-means-future-farm-workers/

The article attached is a real possibility that you could see in your lifetime.

Besides self-driving cards, what other robotic related technologies do you think should exist?

Do these types of systems really help society or do they cause other problems related to reducing the need for human labor?

Do countries that have this technology have an advantage ?

What are your feelings about this?