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Host: Chris Brown | Date: 17 Apr 2019
Novel technologies applied to weed management
On this podcast we speak with Guy Coleman from Sydney University on the practical advancements in the field of robotics and discover that making face recognition software applicable to weeds is one of the final hurdles.
Just how close is Australia’s grains industry to being able to incorporate robotics into a weed control program?
Well a lot closer than perhaps many people think.
On this podcast we speak with Guy Coleman from Sydney University on the practical advancements in the field of robotics and discover that making face recognition software applicable to weeds is one of the final hurdles.
Contact
Guy Coleman
02 8627 7157
Guy.coleman@sydney.edu.au
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