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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WUR monitors expansion of digital tools in agriculture worldwide
- The uptake of digital agricultural tools and services around the world will be tracked by researchers from Wageningen University & Research. WUR... -
Plant calls the shots in pixel agriculture
- An undulating field of golden wheat, almost luminescent under the setting sun. Within hours, the same field has become a barren wasteland. All of the... -
AR glasses tell if gerbera can be harvested
- Walk into a greenhouse and let your glasses tell all about the plant you are currently looking at. It is possible with the correct application of... -
Teaching a robot to harvest tomatoes
- Harvest a pepper or a tomato. Or remove a leaf. Simple actions you would say. But programming a robot so that he (or she) can do it is almost... -
The hoeing machine hoees and counts the crop
- Modern hoeing machines know a lot about the field on which they are active. While weeding, they use camera techniques to detect not only the weeds,... -
Milking robot helps to breed trouble-free cows
- Fluctuations in milk yield measured by milking robots can be used to breed cows that can cope well with problems. Cows with less fluctuations are... -
5G network successfully tested in agricultural practice
- KPN’s high-speed 5G network has been successfully trialled at the Wageningen University & Research test site in Valthermond in a pilot... -
In the greenhouse? Put on your AR glasses
- Can Augmented Reality (AR) help with training harvesting staff in a greenhouse? Or can AR-glasses show whether the crop is healthy? Wageningen... -
Analyzing farmed fish: fast, objective and stress-free
- More and more fish is being farmed in controlled conditions. This also increases the need for knowledge about breeding conditions, animal health and... -
Join our challenge Autonomous greenhouses 2nd Edition: “Boost greenhouse vegetable production by artificial intelligence”
- We would like to invite computer scientists and horticultural experts to form multidisciplinary teams to both challenge themselves as well as the...
News 2018
News 2017 - 2016
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Intra-row weeding possible with vision systems
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Next milestone reached for Trimbot2020, the robot for autonomous trimming of your garden plants
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Deep Learning based Computer Vision
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Sweeper (Sweet pepper harvesting robot) tested in greenhouse Belgium
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Trimbot gets its cutting tools
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Drone reveals hidden plant-soil history effects on crops
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Brochure: "Be Smart!" How IT can boost your future and improve our world.
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MARVIN™ technology saves agriculture & horticulture time and money
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Will precision agriculture bring you food grown by drones, using swarm intelligence?
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New Sweet-pepper harvesting robot Sweeper ready for testing in commercial greenhouse
News 2015 - 2014
Examples of projects:
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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... -
VIRAL: Vitalising ICT Relevance In Agricultural Learning
VIRAL project aims to trigger higher level of knowledge, skills and application with reference to use of ICT in agricultural education and training in... -
Autonomous robots for the agri-food sector
This project aims to develop expertise for robot systems that use self-learning and other machine learning approaches so these systems can operate in... -
Robotics in Livestock Farming Systems
Robots will no longer be fixed to specific places. They will become mobile and work together. This means that robots will operate in environments were... -
Optima
In the OPTIMA programme, an environmentally friendly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) framework will be developed for vineyards (mildew), apple... -
Robotti – a single robot for monitoring, sowing, hoeing and fertilising
The Robotti is an autonomous implement carrier that can independently perform various agricultural tasks. A lightweight robot with autonomous... -
The Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre: NPEC
NPEC provides scientists and industry with a state-of-art plant phenotyping facility to unravel the genetics behind the interactions between...