{"id":2705,"date":"2021-11-16T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/how-robots-will-transform-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T10:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:41:06","slug":"how-robots-will-transform-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/how-robots-will-transform-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW ROBOTS WILL TRANSFORM AGRICULTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2705\" class=\"elementor elementor-2705 elementor-2688\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7357d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7357d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-177462b\" data-id=\"177462b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c009a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c009a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobots have now spread like wildfire in many industrial production sectors all over the world, from the food to the cosmetic sector and even in the agri-food sector. In fact, many <strong>farms<\/strong> decided to use <strong>4.0 agriculture<\/strong> technologies to improve the quality of work.\r\n\r\nIn 2018, 2.8 billion dollars were invested in innovative companies in <strong>agritech<\/strong> and around 170 million were used for the development of <strong>drones and robots in agriculture<\/strong>, as well as <strong>self-driving tractors<\/strong> capable of automating some operations carried out by humans.\r\n\r\nSome practical examples are the robot for the pruning of the fruit trees or vines and intelligent systems able to recognise a diseased plant and direct the jet of medicinal products directly on it. Let\u2019s see more in practice <strong>how robots will transform agriculture<\/strong> 4.0.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d4d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36d4d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2697\" alt=\"agritech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-1.jpg 557w, https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76a075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a76a075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BENETIFS OF USING ROBOTS FOR AGRICULTURE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4c88b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd4c88b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s start with 4 reasons why robots are useful:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940636d sistemo-listati elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"940636d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">They collect a non-standardised product, so the farmer is not forced to employ new <strong>manpower<\/strong> every year during the harvest;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">They prevent potentially dangerous operations for workers, such as <strong>administering of phytosanitary products<\/strong> for antifungal treatments;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thanks to the <strong>parallel guide<\/strong>, the worker does not need to correct the trajectory of the vehicle;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">By the use of <strong>cameras and image recognition algorithms<\/strong>, the agritech equipment identifies weeds, insects or diseased plants, taking also precise measurements.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af10de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af10de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll this means less consumption of products, which lead to <strong>lower costs<\/strong> for the farmer and a high level of <strong>sustainability<\/strong>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1051264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1051264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agrifood tech and nutrition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20eb962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20eb962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo date, tractors work using diesel and the equipment connected to them are driven by the power take-off and the hydraulic system. The tractors of the future will use green sources of energy, such as <strong>electricity<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nFor self-driving tractors, <strong>biogas<\/strong> generated independently by the farmer thanks to the exploitation of biomass could be a good solution. Thus, each farm will have a small biogas plant, in addition to simple plants.\r\n\r\nRobots engaged in operations such as precision weeding or pruning, will used electric power because it is less expensive and it needs less maintenance. Think of the wheels that advance the vehicle on the field, the sensors, the clamp for precision picking and the solar panels above the robots.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085f11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"085f11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connectivity of agritech systems and economic sustainability<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ac100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ac100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntelligent robots are not allowed to move on the field <strong>without supervision<\/strong> both for safety reasons and for agronomic reasons. A robot could hit something or someone and create serious damage, or a malfunction can destroy a year of work.\r\n\r\nFor this reason, the farmer will most likely supervise the machines from different monitors in the future, as long as there is a <strong>5G connection<\/strong> in the countryside, which speeds up the time between sending a command and receiving it. Thus, the farmer just touching the joystick will be able to adjust the trajectory of the tractor, support an automatic pruner or harvester in the case of a complication.\r\n\r\nThe high <strong>cost<\/strong> remains one of the main limits of these machines, sensors and robots. The prototypes made so far are still slow, expensive and unable to adapt to unpredictable environmental conditions. Through <strong>artificial intelligence<\/strong>, <strong>farm robots<\/strong> can learn to solve problems that have no solution so far.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bcdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7bcdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2699\" alt=\"agritech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bf7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8bf7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ROBOTIC AGRICULTURE MODELS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa3cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa3cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Self-driving tractors<\/strong> are one of the sectors in which automation technology is developing more, thanks to the application of GPS and RTK networks. The vehicles in question do not require drivers, they are tractors without cab that move between the vineyards or orchards independently.\r\n\r\nAs you can imagine, the construction of these vehicles (already used by the Californian startup <strong>Bear Flag Robotics<\/strong> or <strong>Agribot<\/strong>) is quite expensive, but actually, this is not the only obstacle to solve.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab84c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ab84c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robotics systems<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0c0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f0c0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Robotics systems in agriculture<\/strong> are not simple and intuitive in the user interface. It may be useful to simplify human-machine interaction to facilitate their diffusion. Although everything can still be improved, the work continues to achieve more effective and rapid agriculture, since the current workforce is aging and is increasingly difficult to replace.\r\n\r\nDrones also use GPS technology, for example for monitoring vineyards or to eliminate pests from plants. <strong>A mini robot<\/strong> can even weed the fields on its own, working up to 12 hours and using only solar energy. It is possible through a system to treat weeds, reducing the use of herbicides that damage crops and avoiding the introduction of chemicals into the environment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fe42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29fe42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A robot to harvest fruit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c5bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57c5bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnologies such as <strong>agrobots and drones<\/strong> will soon change the fate of agriculture, but they are not the only ones. You can also exploit the potential of <strong>collaborative robots<\/strong>, already used in multiple sectors, such as in the strawberry harvest.\r\n\r\nIn some areas of Great Britain, in fact, more than 20% of the fruits are not harvested due to the lack of manpower and the collaborative robots would partially solve this problem.\r\n\r\nSome engineers are studying to enable robots to collect, control and pack fruit in the field, working alongside human personnel but reducing labour costs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd602b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd602b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The problems of robots<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84b56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84b56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe difficulties arise from the fact that each fruit has different shape, size and ripening time. Moreover, the environment constantly changes due to atmospheric phenomena, so an <strong>efficient manipulation<\/strong> within a non-conventional environment represents a great <strong>challenge for robotics<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nThe robots would carry out operations that are simple for humans to carry out, but since they are artificial systems that always repeat the same actions, they need specific <strong>sensors for vision, touch and<\/strong> <strong>strength<\/strong>, which correspond to the same human skills as the workers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Double hands robots<\/strong>, for example, recreate the way humans harvest fruit, with a vision system to identify the fruits hidden behind the leaves and also able to adapt to changes in environmental conditions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458d31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"458d31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2701\" alt=\"agritech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-3-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-3-768x359.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c9f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67c9f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agriculture made by robots<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f0732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72f0732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2015 <strong>RoDyMan<\/strong> was presented in Naples, the robot that represented the turning point in the work of man and which had the purpose of contributing to progress in the medical field. It was actually a <strong>pizza maker robot<\/strong>, designed to develop <strong>tactile sensitivity<\/strong> in machines.\r\n\r\nAdvances in <strong>agrifood tech<\/strong> and artificial intelligence lead also to the spread of bartender robots and those capable of growing and producing fruit and vegetables, replacing humans. Certainly, robots for agriculture are an incredible step forward, because they are able to optimise numerous processes, including harvesting.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0358836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0358836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEN AND MACHINES, THE ADVANTAGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7097ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7097ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Californian startup <strong>Iron Ox<\/strong> has recently started selling the first three vegetables resulting from the work of the machines at the Bianchini&#8217;s Market in San Carlos, which specialises in local and organic products.\r\n\r\nTo automate agricultural work, robotic arms are used for harvesting, hydroponic tanks and robots that take care of the cultivation phase. In the context of this autonomous agriculture, humans are still indispensable, since they package the plants and handle the sowing.\r\n\r\nThe agrobots used for local agriculture are small in size but they are able to reduce costs and emissions during transport. In a nutshell, these are really km 0 products.\r\n\r\nAnother advantage is represented by the reduction of risks in the field, given that artificial intelligence allows the detection of parasitic attacks and diseases before their spread. Obviously, also the optimisation of the soil draws its advantages, being able to produce in less space what is normally produced in many more hectares of land.\r\n\r\nThe future of agriculture made by robots is still uncertain, but for experts in the sector it will develop while remaining a niche reality.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c01cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7c01cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2703\" alt=\"agritech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-4.jpg 557w, https:\/\/media.ht-apps.eu\/ht-apps.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a8e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6a8e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL ROBOTICS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7795c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7795c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Europe it is becoming difficult to find agricultural workers, because fewer and fewer people are willing to do this kind of job, especially among the young generations. People concentrate in the cities and abandon the countryside also because agricultural work is seasonal and does not ensure the economic stability that many people needs. But at the same time, consumers demand to have all the goodness offered by the earth on their table. For these reasons, agricultural robotics is the right solution, supporting man in sowing and harvesting.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229b421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"229b421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sowing with agricultural robotics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d4f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d4f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearchers from the Israeli University are studying the possibility of using robots in <strong>sowing <\/strong>and <strong>harvesting<\/strong>. They are developing drones capable of pollinating flowers instead of bees, since their reduction in recent decades requires alternatives that guarantee honey production.\r\n\r\nIn addition to pollination, smart pesticide sprayers are being developed and they will be able to can calculate the amount of substance useful for preventing plant diseases. It would seem that just a small quantity of product for each plot of land is enough to solve the problem. Engineering are creating a robot capable of sprinkling pesticide only to the affected area, thanks to the preventive analysis of the bunches of grapes. Doing so will reduce the amount of pesticides on vines, while also protecting farmers from inhaling toxic chemicals.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a1ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3a1ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Harvesting in agricultural robotics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7741436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7741436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs regards the use of robots in the agricultural harvesting phases, the work to be done is greater in spring and summer. Given the reduced workforce that makes it difficult to keep pace with the nature necessities, the products fall from the trees and often rot on the ground, releasing harmful greenhouse gases to the environment.\r\n\r\nA number of <strong>robotic farmers<\/strong> who manage multiple crops simultaneously could be the best solution for agricultural harvesting. The robots would not replace humans, but would help workers to be more effective and constant, for example working all day and resisting extreme temperatures. All this enable to bring quality products to consumers&#8217; tables, collected in the right period respecting the nature\u2019s time.\r\n\r\nYou may also be interested in:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/drones-in-agriculture-and-agritech\/\">DRONES IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRITECH<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/precision-farming-and-agritech-revolution\/\">PRECISION FARMING AND AGRITECH REVOLUTION<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robots have now spread like wildfire in many industrial production sectors all over the world, from the food to the cosmetic sector and even in the agri-food sector. In fact, many farms decided to use 4.0 agriculture technologies to improve the quality of work. In 2018, 2.8 billion dollars were invested in innovative companies in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agritech-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2705"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5639,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions\/5639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ht-apps.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}