Australia is a major agriculture producer; it’s a vital part of our economy. And as our farmers battle drought and soil fertility, technology will play a bigger role. So how far-fetched is it to think that autonomous swarms of robot planters and harvesters could be part of the answer, at least when it comes to manpower and productivity. More »
It’s easy for people and most animals to tell the difference between ripe and unripe strawberries — just look for the red ones. But for robots, that’s no simple feat. So researchers at the National Physical Laboratory have developed a four-part technology to teach robots how to pick only the sweetest berries. More »
The middle of the Saudi Desert isn’t really the first place you’d think of as the location for the world’s largest dairy farm but that’s exactly where Al Safi Farms produces 600,000 litres of milk a day. More »
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I’ve been reading about hay-balers for the last 10 minutes to get some idea of whether this video is real or not. And it’s probably not. But it’s still nude redneck adventure of the first order. More »
