"If we can get this technology right, and if we can mainstream it, then it supports a different, positive vision from science fiction, one where we can locally grow on-demand, cruelty free, sustainably, abundant amounts of meat and leather in a way that can protect and preserve our future on this planet and beyond".
Getting the technology right is probably the easy part.
Underkoffler, now chief executive, chief scientist and founder of Oblong Industries, says there have been two problems: getting the technology right, and getting that integrated into the "full stack" of tasks that we want to do.
"The company, my company, Monsanto, had focused so much attention on getting the technology right for our customer, the grower, that we didn't fully take into account the issues and concerns it raised for other people," Mr. Verfaillie said in a speech before the Farm Journal Forum in Washington.
When it comes to the physical product, Butler won't give much away, saying that the company has spent much of its time getting the technology right before worrying about the actual games.
"Our engineers are currently working hard on getting the technology right and we now have a site where we can install our first small farm, with a larger-scale commercial build out in the years ahead".
There are other self-serve options out there (for example, Engage:BDR launched one in May), but Lohrasbpour claims to be the first that's "really lightweight and easy-to-use" while also getting the technology right.
Just seems like, well, we have all this technology, right?
