Food & AgTech

Farm Robotics Technician

Maintains autonomous tractors, harvesters and weeding robots

£30k-£60k Automation-driven

What it involves

Installs, calibrates and repairs the growing fleet of autonomous agricultural machinery that plants, weeds and harvests crops with minimal human labour.

Skills & knowledge needed

Robotics maintenanceFarm machineryGPS systemsBasic electronicsTroubleshooting

Why it's emerging now

Agricultural labour shortages are accelerating adoption of autonomous field equipment.

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