{"id":40204,"date":"2025-12-03T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=40204"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:13:00","slug":"cnns-tech-for-good-explores-how-young-innovators-are-making-agriculture-smarter-greener-and-more-resilient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=40204","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2832517\/new_CNN_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">HONG KONG<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 3, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; In the latest episode of &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217;, CNN anchor and correspondent<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/profiles\/kristie-lu-stout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/profiles\/kristie-lu-stout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Kristie Lu Stout<\/span><\/a>\u00a0meets the young innovators developing cutting-edge technology that could one day revolutionize agriculture, food production, and reforestation. From robot harvesters to self-burying seeds, &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; dives into the future of farming and environmental restoration \u2013 designed, coded, and cultivated by the next generation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2837356\/CNN_s__Tech_Good__explores_young_innovators_making_agriculture_smarter_greener.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2837356\/CNN_s__Tech_Good__explores_young_innovators_making_agriculture_smarter_greener.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"CNN's 'Tech for Good' explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient\" alt=\"CNN's 'Tech for Good' explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>CNN&#8217;s &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kristie first visits a farm on the outskirts of <span class=\"xn-location\">Sydney, Australia<\/span>, to meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot. What began as a cattle-herding robot has evolved to autonomously collect data about animal grazing patterns, weather, and nutrition, helping farmers optimize livestock care and increase productivity. Kristie meets post-doctorate researcher<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Fiorella Sibona<\/span><\/b> who is testing how SwagBot, and a host of other robots developed at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Sydney<\/span>, can be used to make farming more sustainable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Next, &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; heads to <span class=\"xn-location\">Switzerland<\/span> to visit \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne&#8217;s CREATE Lab, where students are developing new forms of intelligent robots for agriculture. We first meet a dexterous robot that can plant, monitor, and harvest vegetables autonomously; its robotic arms were made from scratch and have been trained by students using bespoke\u00a0haptic gloves and AI. Then we meet the GOAT (Good On All Terrains) robot, a shapeshifting, multi-modal robot capable of rolling, crawling, and flying, that could one day be used for environmental monitoring and mapping on difficult terrains like steep vineyards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; also revisits Flash Forest, a Canadian startup featured in 2021, which uses drones and advanced technology to plant seed pods in areas affected by wildfires. Kristie speaks to co-founder <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Cameron Jones<\/span><\/b> to find out how the company is now leveraging AI, lidar sensors and more advanced drones to expand their reach, as they aim to plant one billion trees by the early 2030s.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in America, a team at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span> is developing &#8216;E-seeds&#8217;, which are biodegradable, self-planting seed carriers that can automatically corkscrew into the soil when moistened. We meet PhD student <b>Semina Yi<\/b>, who is testing how her new seed carrier prototype can be deployed using drones, in a bid to help with land reforestation.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tech for Good <\/i><\/b><b>trailers: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/43ZBlmc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/43ZBlmc<\/a> <br \/><b><i>Tech for Good <\/i><\/b><b>images: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/443bKbW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/443bKbW<\/a> <br \/><b><i>Tech for Good <\/i><\/b><b>microsite: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.it\/3PB5DSq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/cnn.it\/3PB5DSq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Airtimes for 30-minute special:<\/u><\/b> <br \/>Saturday, 6<sup>th<\/sup> December at <span class=\"xn-chron\">2:30pm<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">7:30pm<\/span> HKT<br \/>Sunday, 7<sup>th<\/sup> December at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:30am<\/span> HKT<br \/>Monday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> December at <span class=\"xn-chron\">2am<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">12pm<\/span> HKT<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About CNN International<\/u><\/b> \u00a0<br \/>CNN&#8217;s portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span> region, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI&#8217;s non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. Discovery company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2832517\/new_CNN_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">HONG KONG<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 3, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; In the latest episode of &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217;, CNN anchor and correspondent<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/profiles\/kristie-lu-stout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/profiles\/kristie-lu-stout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Kristie Lu Stout<\/span><\/a>\u00a0meets the young innovators developing cutting-edge technology that could one day revolutionize agriculture, food production, and reforestation. From robot harvesters to self-burying seeds, &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; dives into the future of farming and environmental restoration \u2013 designed, coded, and cultivated by the next generation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2837356\/CNN_s__Tech_Good__explores_young_innovators_making_agriculture_smarter_greener.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2837356\/CNN_s__Tech_Good__explores_young_innovators_making_agriculture_smarter_greener.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"CNN's 'Tech for Good' explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient\" alt=\"CNN's 'Tech for Good' explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>CNN&#8217;s &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; explores how young innovators are making agriculture smarter, greener and more resilient<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kristie first visits a farm on the outskirts of <span class=\"xn-location\">Sydney, Australia<\/span>, to meet SwagBot, an AI-powered agriculture robot. What began as a cattle-herding robot has evolved to autonomously collect data about animal grazing patterns, weather, and nutrition, helping farmers optimize livestock care and increase productivity. Kristie meets post-doctorate researcher<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Fiorella Sibona<\/span><\/b> who is testing how SwagBot, and a host of other robots developed at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Sydney<\/span>, can be used to make farming more sustainable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Next, &#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; heads to <span class=\"xn-location\">Switzerland<\/span> to visit \u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne&#8217;s CREATE Lab, where students are developing new forms of intelligent robots for agriculture. We first meet a dexterous robot that can plant, monitor, and harvest vegetables autonomously; its robotic arms were made from scratch and have been trained by students using bespoke\u00a0haptic gloves and AI. Then we meet the GOAT (Good On All Terrains) robot, a shapeshifting, multi-modal robot capable of rolling, crawling, and flying, that could one day be used for environmental monitoring and mapping on difficult terrains like steep vineyards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tech for Good&#8217; also revisits Flash Forest, a Canadian startup featured in 2021, which uses drones and advanced technology to plant seed pods in areas affected by wildfires. Kristie speaks to co-founder <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Cameron Jones<\/span><\/b> to find out how the company is now leveraging AI, lidar sensors and more advanced drones to expand their reach, as they aim to plant one billion trees by the early 2030s.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in America, a team at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Berkeley<\/span> is developing &#8216;E-seeds&#8217;, which are biodegradable, self-planting seed carriers that can automatically corkscrew into the soil when moistened. We meet PhD student <b>Semina Yi<\/b>, who is testing how her new seed carrier prototype can be deployed using drones, in a bid to help with land reforestation.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tech for Good <\/i><\/b><b>trailers: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/43ZBlmc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/43ZBlmc<\/a> <br \/><b><i>Tech for Good <\/i><\/b><b>images: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/443bKbW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/443bKbW<\/a> <br \/><b><i>Tech for Good <\/i><\/b><b>microsite: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.it\/3PB5DSq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/cnn.it\/3PB5DSq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><u>Airtimes for 30-minute special:<\/u><\/b> <br \/>Saturday, 6<sup>th<\/sup> December at <span class=\"xn-chron\">2:30pm<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">7:30pm<\/span> HKT<br \/>Sunday, 7<sup>th<\/sup> December at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:30am<\/span> HKT<br \/>Monday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> December at <span class=\"xn-chron\">2am<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">12pm<\/span> HKT<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About CNN International<\/u><\/b> \u00a0<br \/>CNN&#8217;s portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia Pacific<\/span> region, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI&#8217;s non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. 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