A partnership between Monash University and Bosch Australia to collaborate on future-oriented smart agriculture will enable the establishment of the ag-tech facility and accompanying development center that will occupy one hectare at Bosch’s headquarters in Clayton. The facility will house a prototypical smart farm and will enable collaborative industry partnerships and research. The space will include cropping trials and early-stage prototype development, enabling the use of artificial intelligence, automation, robotics and advanced sensor technology.
“This Monash-Bosch collaboration represents our shared capabilities in agriculture technology and creates the opportunity to lead future advancement of the ag-tech sector – the next big growth industry for Australia,” said Monash Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President Ken Sloan.