slapping a LAMP stack on it then creating a web interface

You know, that'd be really great and all, but please, please, please don't discount the potential for rampant, malicious destruction of food supply for kicks, revenge or maybe even strategy/tactics in state conflict. Consider how warlords and pirates operate in other countries and failed states.

Food security is important, and a robot that can selectively clip and gouge weeds can do the same to both critical food and cash crops too.

Furthermore, simple competition, big corporate espionage and personal differences can still affect small organic growers as well. Human factors are real, and novelty is good but it doesn't cure quite everything.