Our Robotics Team was busy again this summer. In addition to producing new robotics videos, it held a number of demonstrations in Austria designed to bring agricultural robots closer to end customers. And by taking part in the ‘Krems Talks’ and an event organised by the Austrian Association for Integrated Pest Protection it also made an important contribution to the scientific debate.
The AIL Robotics Team can look back on an exciting summer. Numerous demos and field tests were carried out with our field robot Oz. Most recently, the Wies Experimental Institute for Special Crops in Styria welcomed us at their annual Varieties Show. The spectators (who included many gardeners and vegetable growers) were enthusiastic about this little ‘helper of the future’. Oz was able to give its first full demonstration of its ability to control weeds in sweet corn, convincing the audience with a very clean result, despite strong weed pressure.
The team also dedicated the summer to increase its visibility by working on the launch of the robotics websites on onfarming.at. For, although agricultural robotics has long since attracted the attention of the general public, it remains important to continue raising awareness and spreading the knowledge gathered by the AIL over the past few years. All the key information about the robots in the RWA range, including new videos in German, can be found here:
As we develop new business segments such as robotics, feedback from experts and sharing ideas with end customers are also very important. Claudia Mittermayr and Lena Ranneberg were able to present the Naio robots to a diverse audience of experts during presentations at the ‘Krems Talks’ 2021 and at an event organised by the Austrian Association for Integrated Pest Protection. The contribution of the autonomous weeding robots to our ability to meet the targets of the Green Deal was particularly well-received. Meanwhile, the upcoming legal regulations for autonomous operation and the steps that will be required to adapt these to the wider market remain subjects of intense discussion
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