Digital mapping hopes to drive precision robotics take-up

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The new digital mapping scheme is to be launched first into vineyards
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The new digital mapping scheme is to be launched first into vineyards

Vineyards could soon be leading the way in automation and precision robotics, thanks to a new in digital mapping initiative. The Vineyard Information System for Technology and Automation (Vista) project...

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