No more Sheep Shearers

"A little to the left"

In the case of the sheep shearing robot, productivity of sheep stations can be increased also, with fully automated sheep shearing plants taking over from teams of shearers. After all, robots do not get tired, and don't require lodging, feeding or backpay! However, care must be taken to keep such systems maintained regularly, as conditions on outback stations are inhospitable for such precision machinery. The Australian Wool Corporation is continuing its research into robotics sheep shearing, so perhaps we shall see such a system under real operating conditions shortly.

Other fields of agriculture should take note of the research being carried out currently, as robotics have much wider applications than the two described here. Since Australia's economy depends heavily on open farm techniques in agriculture, the time is right for the research base to be widened. Productivity is the key, and without further development in agricultural robotics, Australia could face pressure in the world market if food cannot be produced at competitive prices.

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