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Robotic Farming of the Future

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The University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Field Robotics are pioneers when it comes to robotic farming. Having developed a series of driverless tractors, they give us a sneak peek of how future farms and orchards will operate in the era of mass automation. For more videos, subscribe to Mashable News: http://on.mash.to/SubscribeNews Visit Mashable on the web: http://mashable.com/ Give us a follow: Facebook: / mashable Twitter: / mashable Instagram: / mashable

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Robotic Farming of the Future

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2017Oct 18

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

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Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

0:36

Can already cover large areas

0:40

And performing scans and detailed mapping

0:48

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Robotic Farming of the Future

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They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Can already cover large areas

Can already cover large areas

Can already cover large areas

And performing scans and detailed mapping

And performing scans and detailed mapping

And performing scans and detailed mapping

Using robots in agriculture could be a good fit

Using robots in agriculture could be a good fit

Using robots in agriculture could be a good fit

Because there tend to be labor shortages

Because there tend to be labor shortages

Because there tend to be labor shortages

For the kind of jobs the machines are designed to do

For the kind of jobs the machines are designed to do

For the kind of jobs the machines are designed to do

And could attract a new generation of workers

And could attract a new generation of workers

And could attract a new generation of workers

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Robotic Farming of the Future

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Key moments

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Can already cover large areas

Can already cover large areas

Can already cover large areas

And performing scans and detailed mapping

And performing scans and detailed mapping

And performing scans and detailed mapping

Using robots in agriculture could be a good fit

Using robots in agriculture could be a good fit

Using robots in agriculture could be a good fit

Because there tend to be labor shortages

Because there tend to be labor shortages

Because there tend to be labor shortages

For the kind of jobs the machines are designed to do

For the kind of jobs the machines are designed to do

For the kind of jobs the machines are designed to do

And could attract a new generation of workers

And could attract a new generation of workers

And could attract a new generation of workers

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They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

They're testing robotic arms with soft grippers

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Their 'RIPPA solar-powered robot

Can already cover large areas

Can already cover large areas

Can already cover large areas

And performing scans and detailed mapping

And performing scans and detailed mapping

And performing scans and detailed mapping

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