With Australia facing a concerning shortage of sheep shearers, the wool industry has been looking for ways to streamline wool harvesting and have invested $10 million on research.

Jane Littlejohn, the general manager of research at Australian Wool Innovation Ltd tells Michael that a range of ideas have been floated including a project that would see fully automated ‘robot’s handling the process of shearing wool from a sheep and into a bale.

With Australia facing a concerning shortage of sheep shearers, the wool industry has been looking for ways to streamline wool harvesting and have invested $10 million on research.
Jane Littlejohn, the general manager of research at&nbsp;Australian Wool Innovation Ltd&nbsp;tells Michael that a range of ideas have been floated including a project that would see fully automated &lsquo;robot&rsquo;s handling the process of shearing wool from a sheep and into a bale.

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