Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026New OWL designs on the way. OnShape renders are pretty photorealistic 130
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Trialing the precision sprayer with just green detection. Aligning the detection and actuation is definitely a challenge. #agsky 020
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 14/02/2026The VegOWL setup done just in time for a trip to Australia for EvokeAg #agsky 010
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Almost 30 FPS on a Raspberry Pi 5, overclocked to 2.6MHz running a YOLO26n segmentation models combined with a green detection model. No extra hardware. Logic is to run low res neural net to reliably detect the crop and then the green detection for the weeds. That framerate though is wild. 110
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Almost done, 16 channel water cooled OWL. Plan is to overclock the pi along the lines of @jeffgeerling.com did and run some lightweight segmentation models at ~10FPS. What could go wrong 151
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The first of two 16 channel OWLs actuating 16 diesel injectors for 2.5cm spray resolution in vegetables. Received a very expensive quote from LCSC for two of the looms, so opted to do it myself with some regrets. #agsky 210
Reposted by Guy ColemanDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I swear this passage must have come down from Mount Sinai on a stone fucking tablet: "Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS....blah blah tested for normality...blah blah if data were parametric...blah non-parametric...blah anova...blah post-hoc...significance was defined as p <0.05" 8394
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026First look at the new custom enclosures for the OpenWeedLocator. A few cosmetic changes likely, but cool to see it in person. Much better than on a 3D model! community.openweedlocator.org/t/owl3-0-pre... 130
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Exciting to see the new OWL board + enclosure come together. A single CM5 board, DT plug, NB IoT for comms, GNSS, M.2 slot for an SSD/Hailo AI chip. Check out the discussion here: community.openweedlocator.org/t/owl3-0-pre... #agsky #opensource #raspberrypicommunity.openweedlocator.orgOWL3.0 - Preview and CommentsHi everyone, We’ve been working on the OWL3.0 for a while and I wanted to share some progress to keep you in the loop. It’s a single-board design based around the Raspberry Pi CM5 within a machined a... 030
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Launched the new OpenWeedLocator Community page as a go to place for discussing the project/precision weed control. Here you can see a collection of some of the 23 unique builds I've come across over the years. #agsky 120
Reposted by Guy ColemanABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025A group dedicated to Australian grain farming created more than a decade ago has just cracked 100,000 followers with about 20,000 people following from overseas.abc.net.auFarmers flock to online group to connect during the highs and lowsA group dedicated to Australian grain farming created more than a decade ago has just cracked 100,000 followers with about 20,000 people following from overseas. 021
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Set up a new experiment trying to understand AI mimicry in ryegrass and the impact of mimicry on competitive ability of the plants. So we compete mimetic/non mimetic individuals against each other and wheat and see who wins. #agsky 010
Reposted by Guy ColemanTom Buckley @tombuckleylab.bsky.social · 22/11/2025"if you don't have to work at getting the knowledge, it won't stick" This is the single most important, yet most frequently ignored, fact about teaching and learning. 173
Reposted by Guy ColemanABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Sugar beet has not been grown in Australia for almost a century, but as the need for sustainable aviation fuels intensifies, the traditionally European crop could be making a paddock comeback.abc.net.auNew crop could be Australia's sustainable aviation fuel sweet spotSugar beet has not been grown in Australia for almost a century, but as the need for sustainable aviation fuels intensifies, the traditionally European crop could be making a paddock comeback. 344
Reposted by Guy ColemanDelwyn Dickey @delwynd.bsky.social · 15/11/2025#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep. Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds. #agsky #energysky www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...pv-magazine.comItaly awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by EU fundsItaly’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) says 747 projects have been selected under the nation’s first agrivoltaic program, backed by €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) from European re... 271007257
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Making the most of the trail running while in Spain 170
Reposted by Guy ColemanEliza Spencer @amelizajane.bsky.social · 05/11/2025The Nats have officially scrapped net zero as of Sunday, so I figured, why not call seven farmers under 40 to ask them what they think about the policy shift? Their considered and interesting answers below 👇 www.theland.com.au/story/9105049/ #AgSky #AusAgtheland.com.au'What do they expect us to do, not feed the world?': young farmers on net zeroSeven farmers under forty respond to the Nationals policy change. 121
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 04/11/2025So exciting to finally get this in a cab and running. It's been a long-held goal to get a proper OWL controller working that ran over a network and could scale, instead of just GPIO based. #agsky 040
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 03/11/2025A long time coming - but a true networked, MQTT-based controller for an OWL boom. Manage as many OWLs as your network can handle, remotely. #agsky 020
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025An OWL set up for weed detection and spot spraying trials on an Amiga robot by Texas A&M PhD students Bholu and Vijai. First of its kind on this robotic platform #opensource #agsky 050
Reposted by Guy ColemanBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾 2104105
Reposted by Guy ColemanCourtney Herms @courtneyherms.bsky.social · 10/10/2025First up is AI-based weed detection for precision agriculture: OpenWeedLocator presented by @geezacoleman.bsky.social Check out all the details 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 121
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Photoshoot time. Highest mimetic vs. least mimetic individuals pretty distinct. #agsky #science 110
Reposted by Guy ColemanBrian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Today, I have been working on a controller for the Giant Unicorn Hat. Have written a function to move the powered fadder to a set position, using a @pimoroni.com motor 2040, running CircuitPython to monitor/control the faders and the NeoTreilis. #GiganticUnicorn 082
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Every plant imaged three times over three days to get a mean model prediction. Using a Sony Alpha A7IV for imaging. Would absolutely automate this for a future experiment... #agsky 141
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Differences between the third generation of high and low wheat similarity ryegrass are pretty clear through the camera lens. So much more reflective leaf surface facing the camera, compared to the wheat-mimetic. All 3 selections made by a wheat-ryegrass classification algorithm. No human input. 020
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Looks very pretty with the randomised design and colourful labels now. First time seeing the F3 high similarity population - exciting times 030
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025The final 720 pots in a three year experiment. Can weeds evolve to avoid being detected by cameras? 131
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Pretty cool to see targeted steam/hot water applications using presumedly WeedITs or similar here in 🇩🇰. Have oversaturated the photo so the blue line is more obvious. Very compact machine. #agsky 010
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Come work with us at the University of Copenhagen on image recognition problems in agriculture! Some really interesting projects that go across institutions and borders. employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...employment.ku.dk2 PhD fellowship in One Crop Health Computer Vision for Monitoring of Pests, Weeds and Beneficials in Agricultural Fields and in simulation, mechanistic co-simulation of Insects, Weeds and Plant Infes... 254
Reposted by Guy ColemanABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 11/08/2025The opening of the Kimberley Cotton Gin means growers will no longer need to transport their cotton more than 3,500 kilometres to Queensland for processing.abc.net.auNew era for WA cotton industry as $60m processing facility opensThe opening of the Kimberley Cotton Gin means growers will no longer need to transport their cotton more than 3,500 kilometres to Queensland for processing. 033
Reposted by Guy ColemanRocks Gone @rocksgone.com.au · 24/07/2025Hard at work hardfacing our points and leading edges! 💪 Our robots ensure top-quality results, so you get the best performance every time. #AgSky 021
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Finally got the MQTT-based operation of the OWL to some form of usefulness. Only takes two lines to set the whole thing up: git clone bash owl_setup.sh The interface lets you monitor, control and download data to check its quality. 130
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Just launched the new WeedAI web app! Check it out here: weedai.app Visualise the 400k+ annotations on over 41k images from around the world. Anyone can add data too - upload your dataset and fill in the gaps on the map.weedai.appBrowse datasets on WeedAI. 022
Reposted by Guy ColemanWarwick Long @warwicklong.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The red meat industry is walking away from its goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. It’ll be replaced by a methodology that will take a year to develop. The Red Meat Advisory Council, government and Farmers for Climate Action give their thoughts. Listen: 👇🎧 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...abc.net.auVictorian Country Hour - ABC listenRed meat abandons it's plan to be carbon neutral by 2030, South Australia delays the fruit sticker phase out and we crack some nuts 021
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025It's weirdly nostalgic finding a @raspberrypi.com 3B+ from 2018 with my very early days Python code on it. self.self = self I guess? This Pi will never be updated. 010
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 24/06/2025An OWL building workshop with 11 farmers from Western Aus! Lots of great feedback on the build process. 030
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Set up a 16 channel laser demo for the OpenWeedLocator using the new 16 channel control board. Plan is to make precision weed control in horticulture more accessible. 170
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 10/06/2025I have probably committed some wiring sins here, but finished up the OWL Box. 50A across 12 channels, each to an OWL. 50A contactor, plus an EN channel to each OWL driver board to disable all outputs as a hardware-based control. Can controller connected at the base. 121
Reposted by Guy ColemanLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank 22505584220032
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 03/05/2025A moderately complete design for a screen-based cab controller for the OWL. The Pi inside will connect over wifi to manage connected OWLs via MQTT. Using the 7 inch @raspberrypi.com touch screen 2. #agsky 150
Reposted by Guy ColemanThe Chaser @chaser.com.au · 07/04/2025"I understand the struggles of renters. I talk to them regularly when I raise their rents." said Hamer. Full article here: chaser.com.au/national/ame... 24965258
Reposted by Guy ColemanAustralian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) @asps-oz.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Hi Bluesky 👋 ! The Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) promotes #PlantScience in Australia, and provides professional contact within our community. Tag us using #plants #ozplants 01510
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025University of OWLs almost ready to take flight onto the sprayer #agsky 073
Guy Coleman @geezacoleman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025The new 16 channel OWL driver board for precision application over some drinks. Now for the enclosure/designs! paradar.co.uk/products/owl... #agsky 030
Reposted by Guy ColemanSteffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 12/04/2025www.ft.com/content/6dc1... 110625
Reposted by Guy ColemanJ. Camilo Chacón-Duque @jcchacond.bsky.social · 09/04/2025For my first-ever bsky post, I’m thrilled to share our latest #ancientDNA research, which I co-led with @jessthorpemas.bsky.social OA: doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf065 We recovered and analysed mitochondrial genomes from many #mammoths spanning the last million years 🦣🧬⌛ Check this 🧵 we wrote ⬇️ 29229
Reposted by Guy ColemanNick Fisher @nef.bsky.social · 10/04/2025There's a terrific article on cold-adapted photosynthesis here (doubtless the other articles are equally good, but chilly thylakoids are my thing). Open access! 064