Agricultural Robotics

Small scale farming of the future

Digital Farmhand is a low-cost electric platform coupled with on-farm AI tools to provide sustainable solutions for small holder farmers

The platform combines smartphone technologies, machine learning and robotics, to provide real-time information on crop status, help detect pests, assess yields, and automate simple farming tasks.

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Can robots and AI help address the world's food security issues?

Ag-robots have potential to mitigate food security issues

Agricultural robotics expert Professor Salah Sukkarieh will this week address the United Nations on the role of agricultural robotics in improving global food security.

(L-R) Professor Archie Johnston, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, Rob Atkinson, Rio Tinto’s head of Productivity & Technical Support, and Professor Salah Sukkarieh, Program Lead, Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation.

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Celebrating a decade of smart mining solutions

The Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation turns 10

Leading global mining group Rio Tinto and the University of Sydney have celebrated the 10th anniversary of their multimillion dollar research partnership aimed at increasing innovation in mining.

Director

Professor Salah Sukkarieh

Academic profile

Contact

salah.sukkarieh@sydney.edu.au