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AI continues to advance in aquaculture to extend beyond caged fish.

In particular, smart fish farming technologies can be applied to seaweed farming.

Seaweed is as valuable a source of food as fish.

It’s also a source of fuel and an important ingredient for cosmetics, fertilizers, and other medicinal and industrial products.

As such, ongoing research is exploring various ways AI can help in the seaweed industry, including the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and swarm robotics.

Using cameras and sensors, AUVs can do many of the analytical and diagnostic tasks on seaweed farms.

Swarm robots, or many small robots working together, can swim in and around seaweed farms to collect data and then make decisions on how to deal with problems that arise.

Single larger robots or even humans may be available to take care of the physical labor from removing harmful weeds to harvesting;

however, swarm robots may be more efficient and cost-effective.

valuable

= precious

= priceless

Seaweed is as valuable a source of food as fish.

as valuable a source of food as는 ‘~만큼 ...한 ~’의 의미를 나타내는 「as+형용사+명사+as」의 어순으로 쓰인 비교 구문이다.

As such, ongoing research is exploring various ways AI can help in the seaweed industry, including the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and swarm robotics.

As such는 ‘그리하여, 따라서’라는 의미로, 앞에서 언급된 사실을 바탕으로 그에 대한 결론에 대해 말할 때 쓴다.

AI can help in the seaweed industry는 various ways를 수식하는 관계절로, AI 앞에 목적격 관계대명사가 생략되었다.

Swarm robots, or many small robots working together, can swim in and around seaweed farms to collect data and then make decisions on how to deal with problems that arise.

문장의 주어는 Swarm robots이며, 동사는 can swim과 (can) make인데 and then으로 연결되어 병렬 구조를 이룬다.

or many small robots working together는 앞뒤 콤마를 사용한 삽입구로 Swarm robots를 보충 설명한다.

that은 선행사 problems를 수식하는 주격 관계대명사이다.

Single larger robots or even humans may be available to take care of the physical labor from removing harmful weeds to harvesting; however, swarm robots may be more efficient and cost-effective.

from removing harmful weeds to harvesting은 from A to B를 이용하여 the physical labor를 구체적으로 설명한다.