Research in agricultural engineeringThe robot as a harvest helper
The research team at the Australian Center for Field Robotics develops robots and intelligent software for agriculture. We show what the robots can do in a series of pictures.
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Digital FarmHand is the name of the harvesting robot that researchers have developed for small farmers in Australia and overseas. It can analyze row crops and carry out simple agricultural tasks. Similar to a tractor, the Digital FarmHand has a hitch for various implements. Several implements are available for the system, including a sprayer, a weeder and a seeder.