Alliance-funded study to compare robots to conventional farming methods

Posted on Thursday, August 8th, 2024

Robot on a field of carrots. The robot is box-shaped, coloured green with two stickers that represent eyes, with a bar over its wheels that is equipped with several hood components.
The Orio robot, equipped with its sprayer, at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Bradford

These self-driving, weed-cutting robots will "transform the future of farming," says Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture within the Ontario Agricultural College.

McDonald and her team are assessing the strengths and economic benefits of two farm robots and anticipates the robots will help address future agricultural labour shortages. The three-year project, which began in 2023, is taking place at the Ontario Crops Research Centre and farms in Bradford, Ont.

Watch a video of the Orio robot equipped with sprayer, and read more about this research that is funded by the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance: These Self-Driving, Weed-Cutting Robots ‘Transform the Future of Farming,’ Says U of G Researcher.

 

 

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