Laser Robots Protect Salmon Farms

Norwegian firms are deploying AI‑guided underwater robots equipped with blue‑light imaging and pulsed lasers to detect and kill parasitic sea lice on farmed salmon. Company records and promotional studies claim fewer chemical or manual delousing treatments at sites using the system, but independent surveys show mixed farmer confidence and uncertainty about efficacy at high lice loads. — This development signals a broader shift of autonomous AI robotics into high‑value food production, with implications for animal welfare, industry consolidation, evidence standards, and regulation of automated interventions in the food chain.