AutoWeed

Developing green-on-green weed detection systems for crop and pasture 🇦🇺

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

Earlier this year, AutoWeed set our sights on Harrisia cactus in rangeland pastures at Warakirri's Willaroo Farm, saving 50% on time & herbicide compared to hand spray, as part of @envirogov & @AusLandcare's Smart Farm Small Grant program in partnership with @jcu & @NorthWestLLS.

[Weed-AI @WeedAI_news]

🚨New dataset alert🚨

The DeepWeeds dataset (originally published in 2019 by Alex Olsen from @Auto_Weed) is now available on Weed-AI.

17492 images with 8 different invasive weed species annotated at the classification level.

Find it here:
https://t.co/9iYr7Lk7Gn

🎯🌿🌱

[Northern Slopes Landcare Association @NorthernSlopes]

POSTPONED - AutoWeed Field Day
Due to the fantastic rain in the area and the rain still to come, the decision was made to POSTPONE the field day until it dries up a bit. @Auto_Weed

[Northern Slopes Landcare Association @NorthernSlopes]

On Wednesday 24 March at Willaroo Farm, Warakirri have open their gates so the @Auto_Weed team can give you a demo on the tech and improvements. https://t.co/4LKr7hT4XB

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

Here's the team setting up our new office space in Townsville QLD. Exciting times ahead as we continue to develop and deliver our technology to Aussie farmers.

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

Excited to deliver new AutoWeed systems to sugarcane farmers in the Lower Burdekin as part of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation's Reef Trust Partnership Innovation Program. @GBRFoundation @envirogov

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

JCU will oversee the development of a smart weed spraying robot that could reduce herbicide usage on sugarcane farms in #GreatBarrierReef catchment areas by at least 80 per cent.
https://t.co/61HyER8xRg

[7NEWS Townsville @7NewsTownsville]

.@jcu students have developed a weed-spraying robot that uses artificial intelligence, to reduce herbicide usage on cane farms. https://t.co/p86fwUfcNB @georgiacosti #7NEWSa

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

@jakob_sand @TeeJetOz Our detection systems could be adapted for any control measure. But we're focused on reducing herbicide usage with efficient site-specific spraying. Depending on weed density, we've seen up to 90% reduction in chemical; which has significant economic and environmental benefit.

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

This machine really hates Harrisia Cactus 😂

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

This machine also hates the sight of milk thistle in a wheat crop

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

@rick_rundell A picture perfect example of the need for green-on-green spraying @rick_rundell! The returns of our system are ideal at this level of weed density.

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

@rossthecqagro @WeedSmartAU We're currently seeking investment to help deliver the product to consumers. We can roughly say that the entire system will be available for around $5k per metre (incl. detection units, nozzles, retro-fit and status monitor).

We haven't trialed on GRT yet but it's on our list!

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

AutoWeed's new green-on-green weed spot-spraying technology is now being deployed to control Navua sedge in pasture on a cattle farm in Malanda QLD.

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

Thanks to @Jess_S_Strauss and @peterdnewman from the @WeedSmartAU podcast for the opportunity to discuss the present and future of green-on-green technology!

[WeedSmart @WeedSmartAU]

Is green on green technology closer than we think? In this week's podcast, we hear from @Auto_Weed's Alex Olsen about the technology & we also chat with our Southern Extension Agro Greg Condon (@grassrootsag) about a recent machine learning workshop: https://t.co/zvdNQfanvy

[Grassroots Agronomy @grassrootsag]

Day 2 of GRDC workshop in Wagga on machine learning for weed recognition. Local & international speakers highlighted the potential for the tech to go beyond green on brown to green on green.
Site specific weed control will reduce costs, minimise residues & more. @WeedControlLab

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

@JJfarmequipment @PaulMacAHRI_PUL Absolutely. The units can be scaled up to fit broadacre booms of size 12m, 24m and 36m. We want complete compatibility with existing machinery, so ISOBUS is key

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

@PaulMacAHRI_PUL Thanks Paul! We'll be doing some demonstrations on larger booms in the coming months 👍

[AutoWeed @Auto_Weed]

@GeezaColeman Thanks Guy! That is indeed a Nano. The Google Coral suite and new Raspberry Pi 4 are other embedded edge devices we considered.

Very impressed with your work on Ryegrass in Wheat!