Fruits Automation Research project Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems Hort Innovation has contracted UNE to continue to map all asutralian avocado orchards >1Ha. In addition UNE will continue … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Forestry Automation Research project Solutions for the optimal use of remotely acquired, high resolution data by the forestry sector Rapidly advancing remote sensors on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), airborne and satellite platforms are providing high-fidelity data in terms of … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 15 Apr 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Beef cattle Automation Research project Prototype feedlot biometric system This project will develop a cost effective automated system to capture biometrics on large numbers of diverse feedlot cattle, enabling … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Oct 2020 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Automation Research project Prototype feed truck auto delivery refinements Previous Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) research delivered a world first technology that is retrofittable to commercial grade feed trucks … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 14 Jan 2019 - 30 Oct 2019 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Cotton Automation Research project Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Improved natural capital (biodiversity) on Australian cotton farms This project is part of the National Landcare Program’s Smart Farming Partnerships initiative. It aims to build on international … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 3 Jan 2019 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Research project Improving crop establishment, termination and weed control in dryland cotton farming systems This project examines planting tactics that might improve the establishment of cotton seedlings in dryland cotton systems. It also develops … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Beef cattle Multiple technology areas Automation Robotics Research project Prototype feedlot autonomous mobile robot for bunk calling The project aimed to develop a prototype of an automated feedlot mobile robot to complement the Bunk Scanner, which can … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 31 Oct 2019 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Automation Research project Prototype automatic feed bunk management The goal of this project is to develop algorithms to determine daily feed allocation for feedlot cattle. Up to the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Oct 2018 - 1 Feb 2020 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Research project Automated Sheep Counting for the Live Export Industry This project has taken artificial intelligence technology already used regularly on roads to count vehicles, to develop a system of … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 30 Jul 2018 - 1 Mar 2020 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Research project Trial to compare mechanical and chemical tactics for effective crop termination of herbicide tolerant cotton Control of cotton re-growth (ratoons) is a critical part of an insect resistance management plan, however the presence of GM … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Annabelle Guest Agricultural Development (AGDel), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cotton Automation Research project Precise real-time automated cotton irrigation for improved water productivity Water access and irrigation labour availability are significant limiting factors for the Australian cotton industry. This project seeks to continue … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
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)
Cotton Automation Research project Gwydir Valley demonstration of the application of the latest digital technologies for precise automated irrigation Automation of irrigation in the Australian cotton industry has the potential to improve water productivity, whilst addressing challenges of optimising … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Cotton Automation Research project Cotton Landcare Tech Innovations: Improved natural capital (biodiversity) on Australian cotton farms This project is part of the National Landcare Program’s Smart Farming Partnerships initiative. It aims to build on international … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Local Land Services (NSW LLS), University of New England (UNE)
Fruits Automation Research project Developing Agritech solutions for the Australian apple industry Hort Innovation has contracted SwarmFarm and UNSW to develop: A variable rate and dilution spraying system that can be carried … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Jun 2018 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Beef cattle Automation Research project Feedlot Adoptionbunk scanner field trials Manabotix recently delivered a prototype automatic bunk calling system for feedlots, and demonstrated that the prototype’s feed remaining predictions … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 29 Jun 2018 - 3 Mar 2019 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
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
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)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Research project Naked Primal Cut Recognition Vision System Trial in Plant The intent of this project is to take the technology developed during current AMPC Project no: 2017-1064 “Development of Naked … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 May 2018 - 10 Aug 2020
Wool Automation Research project Fully Automated Wool Harvesting CLSD This engineering project aims to design, construct, field test and evaluate a proof of concept prototype machine for fully automated … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 May 2018