Episode 2 | Hillbrand Kuiken - Autonomous systems and The Tractor of the Future

In this episode of The Dirt, we sit down with Hilbrand Kuiken, owner and director of EOX Tractors — a Dutch manufacturer on a mission to bring emission-free, fully autonomous electric tractors to farms around the world, including right here in Australia.

We cover:

• How EOX Tractors came to be and the vision behind the company
• How their electric tractors are designed and built
• What sets EOX apart from conventional farming machinery
• The challenges and opportunities of bringing European agtech to the Australian market
• What autonomous electric tractors mean for the future of farm operations

If you've ever wondered what the tractor of the future looks like — this episode is for you.

Hosts: Dr Wesley Moss and Associate Professor Andrew Guzzomi

Produced by Stephanie Lye

This podcast is brought to you by The University of Western Australia's Centre for Engineering Innovation: Agriculture and Ecological Restoration. Find out more about our research or get in touch at https://www.uwa-cei.org/

Episode 1 | Professor Salah Sukkarieh — Robotics, Autonomy, and the Future of Australian Agriculture

In this episode of The Dirt, we sit down with Professor Salah Sukkarieh, Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at the University of Sydney and a world leader in autonomous systems. Salah shares his journey into agricultural robotics, the groundbreaking work coming out of the Australian Centre for Robotics (ACFR), and his vision for where technology is taking the food production industry.

Whether you're a farmer, an engineer, a student thinking about a career in agtech, or just curious about how technology is helping to grow food — this episode is packed with insight from one of Australia's leading minds in agricultural robotics.

Hosts: Dr Wesley Moss and Associate Professor Andrew Guzzomi

Produced by Stephanie Lye

This podcast is brought to you by The University of Western Australia's Centre for Engineering Innovation: Agriculture and Ecological Restoration. Find out more about our research or get in touch at https://www.uwa-cei.org/