{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6473fe30064cb10011b5033b/6473fe35064cb10011b503b3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Autonomous tractors and mechanical weed control","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6473fe30064cb10011b5033b/6473fe35064cb10011b503b3.jpg?height=200","description":"<div>Dr Simon Nordestgaard is Principal Engineer at the Australian Wine Research Institute, a role that combines research with commercial activities (through Affinity Labs). He spoke to Drew about his current project exploring the use of autonomous robots and tractors in the vineyard.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>EPISODE LINKS</div><div><a href=\"https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Nordestgaard2020-AutonomousTractors-GW-September.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Autonomous vineyard robots and tractors (Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker Industry article September 2020)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C2K0XNpX-E\" target=\"_blank\">Autonomous robots and electric tractors – where are they at? (AWRI Webinar 21 August 2020)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>MORE FROM THE AWRI</div><div><br /></div><div>Website: <a href=\"http://www.awri.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">www.awri.com.au</a></div><div><br /></div><div>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/The_AWRI\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/The_AWRI</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Subscribe to our newsletters: <a href=\"http://www.awri.com.au/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">www.awri.com.au/subscribe</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</div><div><br /></div><div>This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.</div>","author_name":"The Australian Wine Research Institute"}