News & Calendar Agro Food Robotics

News

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  16 December 2020

  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...
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  25 August 2020

  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...
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  07 July 2020

  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...
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  09 June 2020

  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...
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  14 May 2020

  Invitation to collaborate in Agro Food Robotics projects

  - Wageningen University & Research Agro Food Robotics starts a number of new projects together with partners.
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  15 April 2020

  WUR organises 7th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium

  - The IPPN Board has announced that Wageningen University & Research has been elected to organise the 7th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium...
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  24 March 2020

  Computers recognize fish with deep learning

  - When fishing at sea there is by-catch: fish or animals other than those that are fished. Fishermen used to throw the by-catch back into the sea, but...
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  05 March 2020

  Optima project already contributing to reducing negative effects of crop protection agents

  - The Optima project (September 2018 to December 2021) has already made great progress. This contributes to the reduction of the dependence on chemical...
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  05 March 2020

  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,...
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  02 March 2020

  Tasting a tomato without destroying it

  - One of the most important properties of a fresh tomato is its taste. But how do you quantify taste? Breeders are very interested in that question. For...