Farming and environment
Picking a robotic solution for fruit growers

A ROBOT named Clive could hold the answer to the labour shortage crisis faced by Sunraysia fruit growers through artificial technology that could reduce the nation's overreliance on human pickers.

Australia's agricultural sector relies on about 50,000 people each year for manual labour on farms, jobs which are usually filled by foreign backpackers and Pacific Island nationals through

Sunraysia Daily

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