Following the machines, people and ideas shaping agriculture. Selected developments, clear context and a link to the original source.
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A final report documents how a pan-European network brought research groups, businesses and innovation hubs together to help agricultural and food-sector robotics move from technical ideas towards practical applications.
The European project combined soft gripping and machine vision in a harvesting prototype, with trials in Greece and Ireland revealing both successful picks and the impact of real facility constraints.
The European research project paired aerial crop observations with the Bonirob ground platform, exploring how information collected over a field could guide local mechanical or chemical interventions.
The European consortium developed tools for small, diverse farms, using a lightweight ground rover and an overhead cable camera alongside plant-scanning research and a shared farm-management interface.
PAL Robotics reported Italian vineyard trials of an adapted TIAGo++ upper body, exploring the perception, manipulation and human interaction required for collaborative grape harvesting and pruning research.
An upcoming Copenhagen session will bring robotics researchers, farmers, developers and policymakers together to discuss intercropping, precision weeding and crop monitoring at Green Minds Gather 2026.
FederUnacoma’s March 2024 presentation of EIMA International announced a new demonstration area for agricultural robots, drones and advanced digital systems, expanding the Bologna exhibition beyond static machinery displays.
DLG reported 17,000 visitors at its 2024 field exhibition in Germany, where the new FarmRobotix platform connected practical robot demonstrations with crop production, machinery and agronomy discussions.
France’s Agroecology and Digital research programme supported World FIRA’s 2025 scientific symposium, focusing on how robots can adapt to people, complex environments and changing agricultural practices.
A January 2025 announcement brought CropTec’s arable knowledge programme together with LAMMA’s machinery exhibition for 2026, linking technology purchasing with agronomy, profitability and practical farm-management discussions.
GreenTech announced SAIA Agrobotics as its 2025 Robot Challenge winner, alongside a programme connecting greenhouse robotics with imaging, future cultivation systems and autonomous water management.
DLG’s 2025 innovation awards recognised two gold and 22 silver medal entries, spanning traction, baling, application technology and sensor-based machine adjustment rather than a single vision of farm automation.
