Kibbutz Samar
Kibbutz Samar is an anarcho-socialist kibbutz located in the Aravad desert in southern Israel.
Solar
Bryan Medwed built a couple solar concentrator systems on the kibbutz, including a 5 kW prototype and 30-meter-tall, 100 kW solar power tower. When I (Michael Altfield) visited in 2019, the solar power tower was not in operation; the central tower had black marks indicating that it may have been burned (perhaps run dry?) and thus ceased to operate.
Computer Vision Automation
Crystal Vision is a company that manufacturers computer vision and machine learning systems for sorting agricultural products and isolating plant growing variables for testing and optimizing conditions.
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See Also
External Links
- http://www.kibbutz-samar.com/
- https://www.crystalvision.co.il/
- https://www.crystalvision.co.il/lysimeter-carousel
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