Faced with a shearer shortage, the Australian wool industry is spending $10 million on research to streamline wool harvesting.
Projects range from better shed design to robotics, including one project that would fully automate the process of getting wool off a sheep and into a bale.
The idea of robotic shearers has drawn criticism from some with shearer Sam Weatherall  saying that A robot can't feel when he sheer is on the skin, can't work around wrinkles and that it won't be efficient".