In Wagga Wagga, Australia, SkyKelpie is revolutionizing traditional sheep and cattle herding by integrating drones into agricultural practices. On a chilly morning, stock agents utilized rattles and whistles to guide sheep through sorting gates, while a three-year-old kelpie named Sky adeptly corralled the flock on command. This innovative approach reflects a broader trend among a new generation of farmers who are eager to enhance productivity through technology. By combining the agility of trained dogs with the precision of drones, SkyKelpie aims to streamline the herding process, making it more efficient and effective. This shift towards high-tech agriculture is driven by the need for improved operational efficiency in a competitive farming landscape.
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New Holland Agriculture
United Kingdom
Global agricultural machinery brand of CNH Industrial (founded 1895) making tractors, combine harvesters, and precision farming equipment worldwide.
Osiris Agriculture
France
French agtech startup developing Oscar, an autonomous irrigation and fertigation robot for potato and vegetable producers in northern Europe.
Tensorfield Agriculture
United States
California-based agri-robotics company deploying semi-autonomous robots that use superheated vegetable oil to eliminate weeds without herbicides.
Alkadur RobotSystems GmbH
Germany
German manufacturer of robotic doner kebab preparation systems, producing the automated 'der Geraet' commercial food service robot based in Aalen, Germany.
RobotLAB Inc.
Texas commercial robotics dealer and integrator with a franchise network, carrying 22 service-robot brands plus its own ServeSwift and RobotLAB lines.
ATOUN
Japan
ATOUN was a JPN Panasonic subsidiary that developed and commercialized power-assisted wearable exoskeletons for logistics, construction, and caregiving.
E-COBOT
France
French AMR manufacturer and system integrator offering the HUSKY robot range and MyCobot fleet management software.
EasyMile
France
Toulouse, France autonomous-vehicle software company founded 2014; EZTow and EZDolly systems automate industrial tow tractors and cargo movers at airports.
Filics
Germany
Munich-based robotics startup making ultra-flat omnidirectional AMRs that drive under Euro pallets for space-efficient intralogistics.
BioRobotics Laboratory, Korea University of Technology and Education
Korea, Republic of (South)
South Korean university research laboratory focusing on haptics, exoskeletons, rehabilitation robotics, and autonomous ground vehicles.
McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute
Canada
Hamilton, Ontario applied manufacturing research center at McMaster University; runs a 21,000 sq ft facility with seven research labs.
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
United States
The REC Foundation is a US nonprofit that runs VEX-based robotics and drone competitions reaching 1.1 million students across 70 countries.
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