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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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06 July 2022
Fruit always the best taste and bite thanks to All-in-One Spectral Cabinet
- What fruit looks like on the outside does not always say something about its taste, we all know from experience. An apple or kiwi may look attractive,... -
30 June 2022
Agro Food Robotics team develops early disease detection system in OPTIMA project
- There is a great urgency to reduce the dependence on chemical plan protection products (PPPs) in European agriculture. Such a reduction would decrease... -
16 June 2022
Look back on Agro Food Robotics Parcours 2022
- After a three year hiatus, WUR’s Agro Food Robotics team pulled out all the stops for a new edition of Parcours, to showcase the latest... -
16 May 2022
Wageningen Agro Food Robotics Parcours is back
- On June 7, 2022, the facilities of WUR's Agro Food Robotics team will open its doors again. During the free event Agro Food Robotics Parcours,... -
28 April 2022
Millions for agri-food technology
- Wageningen research into smart agricultural and horticultural robots will receive 12 to 17 million euros from the NXTGEN HIGHTECH program. The... -
19 April 2022
Smart algorithm can save hundreds of hours of work when processing images
- More and more robots are being used in agriculture and horticulture. The performance of these robots is largely dependent on algorithms that can... -
06 April 2022
Stimulating the transition to smart agriculture
- The Dutch Topsector Agri & Food in cooperation with FME, the association of the technological industry in the Netherlands, have released a special... -
06 April 2022
Pliers for faster tying of trees and shrubs
- Common grower practice is to tie young trees and shrubs to a stick, to give the trunk extra support. This tying is done with a piece of binding tube... -
24 February 2022
Harvesting robot uses scissors to harvest gerberas
- Gerberas are harvested by picking them: the grower pulls on the flower, causing the stem to loosen from the plant. But for a harvesting robot this is... -
15 February 2022
Scouting and eliminating moths with a drone
- As is often the case with ingenious inventions, this idea arose casually, at the coffee machine. After another sweltering, wakeful night, a few TU...
Examples of projects:
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Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge 4th Edition
We are doing it again! We are organising a 4th edition of the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge: the challenge for sustainable vegetable production with... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
National Field Lab for Precision Farming
Precision farming is a management concept giving crops, livestock and the agro-ecological environment the right treatment at the right time, place and...