I am intrigued by the signs that have started appearing on the Vineyard Farms' "Silverhand Estate" baronial fiefdom at Upper Bush, advising that there is an "autonomous machine in operation".
What on earth could it all mean? Why would Vineyard Farms want to use expensive and undoubtedly temperamental robots when they are supposed to be providing "hundreds" of new jobs, presumably for people? I wondered what sort of vineyard job a robot could do better than a human.
Then I actually ran across one of their new "robots" and all became clear...
I can only say that I think it represents an actual improvement in terms of community relations...
