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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Gripper searches for the right place to harvest gerbera
- A harvesting robot consists of many components. For example, vision technology ensures that a product is recognized. But what happens next is just as... -
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...
Examples of projects:
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Optima
In the OPTIMA programme, an environmentally friendly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) framework will be developed for vineyards (mildew), apple... -
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... -
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...