Horticultural robot operates like a technological agronomist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
Updated April 21 2017 - 8:45am, first published 8:43am
FUTURE FARMING: Engineer Vsevolod Vlaskine, research fellow Zhe Xu, engineer Justin Clarke and science communication consultant Carl Larsen with RIPPA at TAPG expo, Deloraine. Picture: Phillip Biggs
FUTURE FARMING: Engineer Vsevolod Vlaskine, research fellow Zhe Xu, engineer Justin Clarke and science communication consultant Carl Larsen with RIPPA at TAPG expo, Deloraine. Picture: Phillip Biggs

A snapshot into agriculture's future was unveiled at Deloraine, as a horticultural robot RIPPA was put through its paces for the TPAG expo today.

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Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Senior journalist

Johanna has more than 22 years experience as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and online publications.

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