Autonomous equipment for crop production is on the verge of technical and economic feasibility, but government regulation may slow its adoption. Key regulatory issues include requirements for on-site human supervision, liability for autonomous machine error, and intellectual property in robotic learning. As an example of the impact of regulation on the economic benefits of autonomous crop equipment, analysis from the United Kingdom suggests that requiring 100% on-site human supervision almost wipes out the economic benefits of autonomous crop equipment for small and medium farms and increases the economies-of-scale advantage of larger farms.

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大田作物采用自主设备的经验教训

用于作物生产的自主设备处于技术和经济可行性的边缘，但政府监管可能会减缓其采用速度。关键的监管问题包括对现场人工监督的要求、对自主机器错误的责任以及机器人学习中的知识产权。作为监管对自主作物设备经济效益影响的一个例子，来自英国的分析表明，要求 100% 的现场人工监督几乎抹杀了自主作物设备对中小型农场的经济效益，并增加了大型农场的规模经济优势。