HOW BEES AND AN ELEPHANT CAN SAVE WINE | ROBERT BORER | TEDxGraz

lucky means past ten o’clock because

lucky means past ten o’clock because this time to admit that I am a wine

this time to admit that I am a wine

this time to admit that I am a wine lover and actually hope that all of you

lover and actually hope that all of you

lover and actually hope that all of you in the room also are because I’m also a

in the room also are because I’m also a

in the room also are because I’m also a winemaker and as a winemaker I would

winemaker and as a winemaker I would

winemaker and as a winemaker I would like to take you on a journey and what

like to take you on a journey and what

like to take you on a journey and what it is like to perform this beautiful

it is like to perform this beautiful

it is like to perform this beautiful perfection that is so closely bound with

perfection that is so closely bound with

perfection that is so closely bound with nature and also understand what the

nature and also understand what the

nature and also understand what the challenges are and how technology can

challenges are and how technology can

challenges are and how technology can help us overcome it so let’s take this

help us overcome it so let’s take this

help us overcome it so let’s take this role we work for our vineyard in South

role we work for our vineyard in South

role we work for our vineyard in South and Styria steep hills or maybe through

and Styria steep hills or maybe through

and Styria steep hills or maybe through the narrow terraces that you might have

the narrow terraces that you might have

the narrow terraces that you might have seen in my house or even narrow and

seen in my house or even narrow and

seen in my house or even narrow and steep as we have it in Germany in Mosul

steep as we have it in Germany in Mosul

steep as we have it in Germany in Mosul so our job is why maker is twofold

so our job is why maker is twofold

so our job is why maker is twofold one we need to take care of our plants

one we need to take care of our plants

one we need to take care of our plants of our Wynyard because they need to grow

of our Wynyard because they need to grow

of our Wynyard because they need to grow every year so we do plan analysis we

every year so we do plan analysis we

every year so we do plan analysis we need to understand is everything healthy

need to understand is everything healthy

need to understand is everything healthy is everything as it should be and if

is everything as it should be and if

is everything as it should be and if necessary we mount our attractor and we

necessary we mount our attractor and we

necessary we mount our attractor and we then to plant protection so what happens

then to plant protection so what happens

then to plant protection so what happens if you don’t do this and this is well

if you don’t do this and this is well

if you don’t do this and this is well challenge start because nature won’t

challenge start because nature won’t

challenge start because nature won’t always let us do the work that we have

always let us do the work that we have

always let us do the work that we have to do we are again AG winemakers we need

to do we are again AG winemakers we need

to do we are again AG winemakers we need to perform plant protection always after

to perform plant protection always after

to perform plant protection always after rainy days if we don’t we have a serious

rainy days if we don’t we have a serious

rainy days if we don’t we have a serious issue because this is what we live from

issue because this is what we live from

issue because this is what we live from we got fall outs in harvest we have

we got fall outs in harvest we have

we got fall outs in harvest we have issues because of floor conditions and

issues because of floor conditions and

issues because of floor conditions and cannot do our work we have steep hills

cannot do our work we have steep hills

cannot do our work we have steep hills and it’s impossible to do it and the

and it’s impossible to do it and the

and it’s impossible to do it and the people who still try sometimes die

people who still try sometimes die

people who still try sometimes die trying

trying

trying so as we have before I’m an engineer at

so as we have before I’m an engineer at

so as we have before I’m an engineer at heart and after feeling there has to be

heart and after feeling there has to be

heart and after feeling there has to be a solution so the idea we want to spread

a solution so the idea we want to spread

a solution so the idea we want to spread today is based on bees and an elephant

today is based on bees and an elephant

today is based on bees and an elephant whereas the bees simply is the symbol

whereas the bees simply is the symbol

whereas the bees simply is the symbol for an autonomous airborne agent

for an autonomous airborne agent

for an autonomous airborne agent actually who is organized in a swarm and

actually who is organized in a swarm and

actually who is organized in a swarm and it is based in a hive and the elephant

it is based in a hive and the elephant

it is based in a hive and the elephant on the other hand is kind of a symbol a

on the other hand is kind of a symbol a

on the other hand is kind of a symbol a proven symbol as the way the Google

proven symbol as the way the Google

proven symbol as the way the Google works so Hadoop who of you knows it

works so Hadoop who of you knows it

works so Hadoop who of you knows it young people in Hadoop is an elephant

young people in Hadoop is an elephant

young people in Hadoop is an elephant and basically it’s a concept of using

and basically it’s a concept of using

and basically it’s a concept of using very cheap equipment to work in parallel

very cheap equipment to work in parallel

very cheap equipment to work in parallel and then to very

and then to very

and then to very tasks so bring these two topics together

tasks so bring these two topics together

tasks so bring these two topics together we’re forming green hive Green hive is

we’re forming green hive Green hive is

we’re forming green hive Green hive is part of the incubator program which is

part of the incubator program which is

part of the incubator program which is combination of bumblebee so an

combination of bumblebee so an

combination of bumblebee so an autonomous airborne agent that is used

autonomous airborne agent that is used

autonomous airborne agent that is used to analyze our vineyard and to do plant

to analyze our vineyard and to do plant

to analyze our vineyard and to do plant protection on the other side it is

protection on the other side it is

protection on the other side it is organized in a bigger swarm so they are

organized in a bigger swarm so they are

organized in a bigger swarm so they are organized in a hive coming together and

organized in a hive coming together and

organized in a hive coming together and swarm is the third part is what does the

swarm is the third part is what does the

swarm is the third part is what does the whole mind behind it so to say so

whole mind behind it so to say so

whole mind behind it so to say so bringing these three things together we

bringing these three things together we

bringing these three things together we want to have an autonomous help in our

want to have an autonomous help in our

want to have an autonomous help in our vineyard so we can sleep longer in the

vineyard so we can sleep longer in the

vineyard so we can sleep longer in the morning and do not have the issue of

morning and do not have the issue of

morning and do not have the issue of fall outs so what that means just to

fall outs so what that means just to

fall outs so what that means just to give you a picture this is what such a

give you a picture this is what such a

give you a picture this is what such a drone looks like this is bumblebee

drone looks like this is bumblebee

drone looks like this is bumblebee bumblebee actually should be a drone

bumblebee actually should be a drone

bumblebee actually should be a drone that I can trust that can work

that I can trust that can work

that I can trust that can work autonomously in the area where we need

autonomously in the area where we need

autonomously in the area where we need it so you can imagine this this size is

it so you can imagine this this size is

it so you can imagine this this size is our vineyard so we got columns in a pace

our vineyard so we got columns in a pace

our vineyard so we got columns in a pace of 2 meter 60 roughly and this thing

of 2 meter 60 roughly and this thing

of 2 meter 60 roughly and this thing needs to navigate in there so it is a

needs to navigate in there so it is a

needs to navigate in there so it is a swarm based agent you can see it on the

swarm based agent you can see it on the

swarm based agent you can see it on the on the image you get several of these

on the image you get several of these

on the image you get several of these drones that operate autonomously that

drones that operate autonomously that

drones that operate autonomously that are organized around the hives that you

are organized around the hives that you

are organized around the hives that you strategically position throughout your

strategically position throughout your

strategically position throughout your vineyards or through your fruit

vineyards or through your fruit

vineyards or through your fruit plantation if you like and you have the

plantation if you like and you have the

plantation if you like and you have the central brain that organizes the things

central brain that organizes the things

central brain that organizes the things together so now that we have a system

together so now that we have a system

together so now that we have a system that supports us in working like this

that supports us in working like this

that supports us in working like this and that gives us the opportunity to do

and that gives us the opportunity to do

and that gives us the opportunity to do the work that we need to do at the time

the work that we need to do at the time

the work that we need to do at the time so we’re usually not able to do it this

so we’re usually not able to do it this

so we’re usually not able to do it this is what the spirit of green hive is

is what the spirit of green hive is

is what the spirit of green hive is there’s a lot of development to be done

there’s a lot of development to be done

there’s a lot of development to be done there’s a lot of basics that need to be

there’s a lot of basics that need to be

there’s a lot of basics that need to be created and then we reapplied but the

created and then we reapplied but the

created and then we reapplied but the idea of the whole thing is to live a

idea of the whole thing is to live a

idea of the whole thing is to live a life unburdened as a grower because

life unburdened as a grower because

life unburdened as a grower because every time we have the issue of not

every time we have the issue of not

every time we have the issue of not being able to take care of our crops

being able to take care of our crops

being able to take care of our crops this is where we need to wait we are in

this is where we need to wait we are in

this is where we need to wait we are in danger actually of losing our existence

danger actually of losing our existence

danger actually of losing our existence and therefore green hive wants to go

and therefore green hive wants to go

and therefore green hive wants to go against this thank you very much

against this thank you very much

against this thank you very much [Applause]