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A research team led by Dr Chao Chen of Monash University has developed an autonomous harvest robot that can “identify, pick, and deposit apples” in a mere seven seconds. The robot, says Dr Chen, can address Australia’s labour shortage and future food crisis.”

Fierce competition in the media tablet market in Australia and New Zealand has seen a doubling of sales in the second quarter this year, with Android outpacing Apple's iPad over the three months. Multiple launches of Android-based devices drove the market, with more competition coming soon from Amazon Kindle Fire and other global players.