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>> reporter: what is so warm, so pure, so bright, as a midsummer morning in bloomington, illinois. green grass. songbirds. fresh air. it was july 21st, 2015. the kids were now living in their dads house. >> we woke up to the doorbell ringing. and so i go down. i open the door, and hes like -- introduces himself as a

We were doing things. so, yeah, we started swarmfarm to make things — or make our machines a lot lighter. our spray rigs — they started off being about seven tonne, i think we were up to 27 tonne, the erosion that those wheel tracks were making was huge. jochie and andrew bate realised their traditional tractors were compacting their soil too much, and in the face of increasing herbicide resistance, decided to make their own. and they really went for it. weighing in at a slender 2,000kgs wit...

In their solutions to the market, and as keen as they are, whether their main intent is to sell or to help, the most important thing is that it works. that was omar. how interesting was that? and now to something else that i‘ve really been looking forward to. it‘s only nick kwek‘s continuing journey across the australian outback in search of tech. yes, he‘s back in a field. this time in queensland‘s central highlands, with some robots for company. plus, a spot of cutting—edge al to l...

Our spray rigs — they started off being about seven tonne and i think we were up to 27 tonne. the erosion that those wheel tracks were making was huge. jocie and andrew bate realised their traditional tractors were compacting their soil too much, and in the face of increasing herbicide resistance, decided to make their own. and they really went for it. weighing in at a slender 2,000kg with a 75—horsepower diesel engine, fifth—generation bot november autonomously prowls paddocks on the hunt...

Heavier, and i think we were compromising the way we were doing things. so, yeah, we started swarmfarm to make things — or make our machines a lot lighter. 0ur spray rigs — they started off being about seven tonne and i think we were up to 27 tonne. the erosion that those wheel tracks were making was huge. jochie and andrew bate realised their traditional tractors were compacting their soil too much, and in the face of increasing herbicide resistance, decided to make their own. and they real...

All summer, volunteers were out in the fields planting. soon, these crops will feed another line of families. >> god bless them and their families. >> reporter: but the need here is actually greater than ever. on our visit, with the temperature over 100 degrees in the shade, the line crawled along for hours. and then, from out of nowhere, here comes a 75-year-old woman on her walker from the bus stop. and she just wanted a little food. that shows the desperation. and it is people of -- of every ...

In their solutions to the market, and as keen as they are, whether their main intent is to sell or to help, the most important thing is that it works. that was 0mar. how interesting was that? and now to something else that i‘ve really been looking forward to. it‘s only nick kwek‘s continuing journey across the australian outback in search of tech. yes, he‘s back in a field. this time in queensland‘s central highlands, with some robots for company. plus, a spot of cutting—edge al to l...

Nozzles. with such precision it can target those hard to kill weeds and im told it can cut harmful herbicide usage by up to 98% drastically reducing run—off. it can work day and night, it doesnt need a lunch break and unlike me it is not headed to the pub at the end of its shift. what are these here? these are cameras, three different cameras, and they are actually detecting, building a ground plan out of the machine and any obstacles built up of background planes if there is something that co...

Heavier and we are compromising the way we were doing things so we started the farm better. we are up to 27 tonne. the erosion those tracks are making is huge. joshi and andrew realise their traditional practice of compacting the soil too much and in the face of increasing herbicide resistance decided to make their own. and they really went for it. weighing in at a slender 2000 kilos with a 75 horse powered diesel engine, fifth—generation bot november autonomously prowls paddocks on the hunt f...

Ata really went for it. waiting in at a slender 2000 kilos with a 75 horsepower diesel engine, if generation but november autonomously browse paddocks on the hunt for evasive with —— fifth—generation. november has 13 different infra—red cameras dotted along its back boomer. when it dries over weeds, it sees them and spray some herbicide now, one of its edge one “— herbicide now, one of its edge one —— from one of its individual 65 nozzles. it can precision target weeds and cut ha...