Robots sow seeds of farming future

Mike Foley
Updated September 23 2015 - 5:23pm, first published October 13 2014 - 4:00am
Autonomous robots designed by teams from Australian universities navigate an obstacle course and 'plant' seeds in designated sowing zones.
Autonomous robots designed by teams from Australian universities navigate an obstacle course and 'plant' seeds in designated sowing zones.

FORGET farm kids as gate openers, the robotics team from Australian universities were challenged to design and build robots capable of guiding themselves through a "farming area" obstacle course.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

Journalist

Senior journalist for The Land.

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