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  02 June 2023

  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:...
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  11 May 2023

  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...
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  26 April 2023

  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...
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  28 March 2023

  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...
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  09 March 2023

  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,...
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  28 February 2023

  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....
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  20 February 2023

  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...
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  12 January 2023

  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...
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  20 December 2022

  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...
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  05 December 2022

  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...