Meet SwagBot, the AI-powered robot cattle herder preventing soil degradation

With four wheels and a bright red paint job, SwagBot is not your average cow. But researchers at the University of Sydney say this autonomous robot is on its way to becoming the world’s first ‘smart cow’, able to make cattle farming more efficient and environmentally friendly. First launched in 2016 as a simple herding robot capable of traversing rugged terrain, SwagBot has been updated with sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems.