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The army of autonomous robots restoring nature

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Impact investor Tom Chi challenges a dangerous assumption: that economic growth and ecological health are opposing forces. He reveals how advances in AI and robotics are enabling a radical shift towards innovation as a force for restoration. Imagine mines that extract less, farms that regenerate soil and fleets of robots that can plant 100,000 mangroves in a single day. What if the same technologies that power our economy could actively repair the planet at the same time?

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Institution
TED
Department
TED Countdown and Bezos Earth Fund
Speaker
Tom Chi
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Economics
Source
TED
Licence
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