Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Robotics Research project Scoping processor requirements in beef cutting control, yield data traceability, robotics, automation and structured manual cutting and handling The Australian beef industry has specific requirements for planning automation and robotics integrated with traceability of information in the value … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 20 Mar 2018 - 1 Sep 2018
Beef cattle Automation Research project Feasibility of induction automation R&D This project with establish the feasibility of a feedlot Integrated Automation Development Facility (IADF), which can be used to evaluate … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2018 - 3 Mar 2019 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Other rural industries Processing & packaging Research project Ginger Automation Scoping Study Undertake a scoping study on cutting and spraying technologies from a range of industries that could be applied to the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jun 2018 - 30 Nov 2018 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Research project Automation of Primal Cut Bagging This project will look at existing available technologies and how they might be directly applied to this task – if applicable. … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 20 Jun 2018 - 1 Apr 2019
Wool Multiple technology areas Automation Robotics Research project Efficiency and Automation in Wool Harvesting Labour is a significant cost in shearing, classing and wool handling. There are many activites in the wool zones where … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Automation Harvest technology Robotics Research project Study to review automation of banana de-handing This project is examining whether it is feasible to automate de-handing of bananas. The research team will conduct a time and motion study of banana processing in an operational processing facility and produce a feasibility report into the challenges and immediate opportunities around integrating robotics into de-handing. Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Dec 2021 - 30 Apr 2022 Research organisation ARM Hub (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub)
Sugar Automation Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: Precision automated furrow irrigation for the Australian sugar industry Irrigation is the key driver of sugar cane production in many Queensland milling areas. Much of this land is irrigated … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Research project First prototype automation for deboning lamb Shoulder - Stage 2 This stage 2 project follows a feasibility, conducted by BMC, to develop a pilot automation – AMPC project 2017-1050. Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 1 Feb 2021
Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Input management Research project Smarter Irrigation 2: New tech integrated smart sensing & automation for cotton This project aims to increase the adoption of automated irrigation technologies into the Australian cotton industry. Water price and labour … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 May 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Goanna Ag, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)
Wild catch fisheries Research project Building a data-driven jurisdictional stock status reporting platform Currently reporting processes are highly manual with exchange of documents between authors and reviewers as well as copy-editing/formatting administered … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Mar 2018 - 17 Jan 2019 Research organisation Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Input management Robotics Research project Opportunities to improve labour use efficiency through automation and improved management practices This investment is identifying opportunities to improve labour use efficiency in the rubus industry through automation and improved management practices. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Jun 2022 - 4 Jul 2023 Research organisation The Growth Drivers
Wine Automation Research project Semi-automated undervine slasher development Under vine management directly impacts on yield, quality and profitability of any vineyards. Regular slashing program plays a significant role … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Dec 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging Robotics Research project Use of a purge sensor to improve performance and reduce the need for supervision of batch centrifugals Batch centrifugals that operate like a spinning washing machine are used widely to separate raw sugar crystals from the mother molasses. This project will trial a Danish-made sensor to show when and how long to add wash water to the batch centrifugal, to purify the raw sugar crystals - a job that is usually done by a worker at the sugar mill. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 15 Sep 2021 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation Bundaberg Sugar
Beef cattle Automation Research project Te Pari Feedlot and Auto Handler This project will engage Te PariProducts Ltd to develop a Feedlot Automation product for the feedlot induction process. The design … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 30 May 2021
Beef cattle Automation Research project Evaluation of automated bunk management Further research data is required to determine the animal performance response (carcase weight, feed intake, morbidity and mortality) to semi … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021
Fruits Plant science Research project Australlian citrus breeding program This new investment is focussed on developing varieties for Australian citrus growers. By building on existing knowledge and a pipeline … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Sep 2021 - 15 Aug 2026 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Cotton Automation Research project Precise real-time automated cotton irrigation for improved water productivity The project seeks to combine existing low cost ‘off the shelf’ technologies to develop a low cost, integrated sensing and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC)
Beef cattle Automation Research project Evaluation of automated bunk management This project (Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) project B.FLT.1010) will provide technical support for installation, commissioning, operation and monitoring … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 10 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Other rural industries Automation Research project Ginger Ninja: Automating disease detection in seed ginger stock Pests and diseases pose a significant production concern to most ginger growers and are a constant threat to yields. Fusarium, … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 16 Apr 2021 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Animal technology Automation Machinery & hardware Research project Rapiscan RRT-110 system upgrade accuracy validation Rapiscan have successfully manufactured customised imaging components and software to adapt the RTT-110 airline inspection CT for carcase assessment, with … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2020 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University