Robots to drones, Australia eyes high-tech farm help to grow food

Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia’s newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs water or fertiliser.

Meet “Mantis” and “Shrimp”, agricultural robots being tested to do these tasks and more in a bid to cut costs and improve productivity in Australia’s economically vital farm sector, which exported A$39.6 billion (HK$296.4 billion) of produce last year.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1247312/robots-drones-australia-eyes-high-tech-farm-help-grow-food