Forestry Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Robotics Research project A feasibility study of a commercially available remote-controlled and high-rate tree pruning unit to create fuel modified zones in softwood plantations This project will fund a feasibility study of a commercially available, remote-controlled tree pruning unit to evaluate whether the technology can reduce fuel zones and subsequent fire risk on P. radiata plantation edges. Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 30 Mar 2022 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Sylva Systems Pty Ltd