Dossier
Robotics & Drones
At Wageningen University & Research, more than 60 engineers and researchers work together with industrial partners on new robotic systems for agri and food. They use their knowledge of innovative research and translate it to practical solutions.
Robots and drones play an important role in agriculture, horticulture and nature conservation. They replace the senses of farmers, and come into action with Swiss precision. With the use of a robot or other forms of Smart Farming, less energy and raw materials are required, unattractive working conditions are avoided and revenues are higher and of better quality.
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News about robotics and drones
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Not all fruits are visible to a fruit picking robot
- Selective harvesting robots now mainly use camera sensors to determine where, for example, an apple or pear hangs. But cameras don't see everything:... -
NXTGEN HIGHTECH program to boost Dutch agrifood-technology
- The NXTGEN HIGHTECH program officially launched after final approval from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. With the support of the... -
Smart robots to make a salad
- Having a robot pick a bunch of grapes requires a lot of technology. But it can be even more challenging: a robot making a complete, ready-to-eat... -
Harvesting robot for gerbera picks up speed
- The gerbera harvesting robot has improved significantly over the past year. The end-effector (which harvests the gerbera stems) is considerably faster... -
Can we use drones to estimate body dimensions of individual cows?
- Monitoring cattle herds with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) can support farmers in efficiently detecting and tracking their herds,... -
AGROS project enters exciting phase: applying autonomous control in cucumbers
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) business unit Greenhouse Horticulture recently planted three cucumber crops as part of the AGROS project.... -
Cameras help predict survival probability of fish
- Researchers at Agro Food Robotics are developing a camera system to detect and classify damages in fish using spectral cameras and artificial... -
WUR launches website Digital Innovation Hub
- Wageningen University & Research launches the website of the Digital Innovation Hub. This website is set up to support companies in agri-food with... -
WUR helps modernise the Japanese agricultural sector
- The future of Japanese agriculture is at stake. The average age of farmers is 67, there is hardly any succession, and the companies still produce in a... -
Photonics can help horticulture to measure faster and more reliably
- Greenhouse horticulture already uses many sensors. But vertical farming, autonomous cultivation and data-driven cultivation, require equipment that is...
Examples of projects:
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Robotics in agrifood systems
This project aims to develop expertise for robot systems that use self-learning and other machine learning approaches so these systems can operate in... -
Optima
In the OPTIMA programme, an environmentally friendly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) framework will be developed for vineyards (mildew), apple... -
Modelling the future of plants
An ambitious new project is looking to predict and model the complex traits in fresh products that are constantly changing, using deep-learning and... -
New EU project Robs4Crops accelerates shift towards robotics
From farming controllers and smart implements to fully autonomous farming systems, Robs4Crops (a new project) is helping farmers fill labour shortages... -
Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge 3rd Edition
Since years Wageningen University & Research is working on autonomous greenhouses, climate control, crop modelling, use of sensors, data,... -
Flexible robots for intelligent automation of precision agriculture operations (FLEXIGROBOTS)
Allowing the farmer to profit from robotics operational data, FlexiGroBots proposes a Platform for developing heterogeneous multi-robot systems and... -
H2020 ROSIN EP Robotics Association for Wageningen (RAW) 1.0 – Learning ROS programming drones
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Modular Aerial Robotic Systems for Sustainable Living on Earth (MARS 4 EARTH)
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Fields2cover: Robust and efficient coverage paths for autonomous agricultural vehicles
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Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF)
The aim of the Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF) project is to develop an autonomous video-based monitoring system to record catch, i.e. automated...