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title: ""On June 30, ACFR did its first test of the SwagBot at a farm near…"
date: 2017-07-12
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# "On June 30, ACFR did its first test of the SwagBot at a farm near…

*July 12, 2017 · Facebook*

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[http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/swagbot-agriculture-robot-australia/#vAyz5Fslt8qs](http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/swagbot-agriculture-robot-australia/#vAyz5Fslt8qs){target="_blank"}
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\"On June 30, ACFR did its first test of the SwagBot at a farm near Newcastle, Australia. While having little actual swag, the robot could prove extraordinarily useful on cattle farms by potentially herding and monitoring animals, among other tasks.\
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The SwagBot is intended to be a low cost, powerful robot that can work across large, rugged areas. \"Because of the type of terrain \... it needed to have enough power and articulation capability to clamber over logs and ditches,\" Sukkarieh told Mashable Australia.\"\
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[http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/swagbot-agriculture-robot-australia/#vAyz5Fslt8qs](http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/swagbot-agriculture-robot-australia/#vAyz5Fslt8qs){target="_blank"}
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