BurgerBaron@quokk.au to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoAlberta-made low-tech tractor getting attention worldwidewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkAlberta-made low-tech tractor getting attention worldwidewww.cbc.caBurgerBaron@quokk.au to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareuhmbah@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 days agoThis low cost tractor from Alberta is specifically low-tech. An electric remote control tractor doesn’t quite compare. But I absolutely agree, we are so far behind…
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days ago we are so far behind… Because the Canadian government and Canadian business spend among the lowest %GDP in the world on R&D. Both sectors have a quick buck mentality of just digging stuff out of a hole.
This low cost tractor from Alberta is specifically low-tech.
An electric remote control tractor doesn’t quite compare.
But I absolutely agree, we are so far behind…
Because the Canadian government and Canadian business spend among the lowest %GDP in the world on R&D. Both sectors have a quick buck mentality of just digging stuff out of a hole.