# @kallaway on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DePLW7AuLjf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71422723-kallaway-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T14:45:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kallaway (@kallaway) — https://gondola.cc/kallaway

## Caption

This Japanese broccoli farmer figured out how to automate his farm with AI

His name is Hiroki Tomayasu.

And even though he was never taught how to drive tractors or grow vegetables…

He’s built an entire software system to digitize his farm, all without knowing how to code.

For example…

Hiroki wanted to find a way to automate his fieldwork.

But typically, self-driving tractors like these (https://carbonrobotics.com/carbon-autonomy) are super expensive. 

So instead, he figured out how to build a GPS auto-steer system, that drives his tractor for him, at a fraction of the cost.

He’s also built bots to automate his greenhouse, software for tracking his plant logs,

He’s even using satellite imagery analysis to figure out exactly which crops and fields are performing the best.

And this is all powered by ChatGPT and Codex that he works with every single day.

Hiroki describes using AI like getting access to an ultra-talented engineer that is always by his side.

And the coolest part about this story is that he’s live documenting all of his AI farm experiments on this website (https://note.com/tomiyasu16)

That includes his learnings, what he’s building, and step by step tutorials for other farmers if they want to try it for themselves.

These are my favorite types of AI stories cause it really shows how inventive people can be when they get access to world class tools.

Follow along for more stories like this and shoutout to Hiroki.

Follow @kallaway to learn more about tech, AI, and robotics

#tech #ai #farming #chatgpt #japan

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farming, ai, japan, chatgpt, tech

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