SwagBot, farming robot, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, Sydney, Australia


First field trial of SwagBot

Published on Jul 6, 2016

Meet SwagBot – our latest farming robot. SwagBot proved successful in its first field trial. SwagBot successfully demonstrated the ability to operate in the rugged cattle station environment. Future trials will focus on applying research toward autonomous farm activities including monitoring and interacting with plants and animals.
 

SwagBot autonomous weed spraying demo

Published on Feb 11, 2019

The ACFR team has demonstrated SwagBot autonomously spot spraying weeds on a grazing property near Marulan, New South Wales. SwagBot can be seen automatically detecting and spraying serrated tussock. This solution has the potential to significantly reduce the burden of ongoing weed management.

SwagBot has been designed for the grazing livestock industry to assist with a range of tasks including weed control, animal monitoring and pasture surveys.

Serrated tussock is a highly invasive weed found throughout temperate Australia. It is a threat to native grasslands through reduced biodiversity, and has a severe impact on agricultural productivity.
 
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