Australian robotics start-up Agerris is using AI to develop smart farming. By using technology built by the University of Sydney's Australian Center for Field Robotics, the company plans to commercialise its platform of automated agriculture tools, such as Swagbot, a livestock herder and smart weed-pulling vehicle. The company's first product, called Swarm AI, will be used in Australia on farms that are currently managed with manual labour. The agtech firm recently received AUD6.5m ($4.64m) in funding to further develop its products.
Australian robotics start-up Agerris is using AI to develop smart farming. By using technology built by the University of Sydney's Australian Center for Field Robotics, the company plans to commercialise its platform of automated agriculture tools, such as Swagbot, a livestock herder and smart weed-pulling vehicle. With overhead expenses for livestock farmers growing and becoming more complex with high labour and fuel costs, Agerris aims to alleviate these issues with precision farming, while enhancing productivity, animal welfare and environmental sustainability at the same time. The agtech firm recently received AUD6.5m ($4.64m) in funding to further develop its products.