The Robs4Crops project is pleased to announce its collaboration with TALLHEDA, united by a shared vision of fostering sustainable and innovative agriculture across Europe. By combining TALLHEDA’s focus on helping exchange knowledge in digital agriculture with Robs4Crop’s practical advancements in agricultural robotics, this partnership aims to create a lasting and transformative impact on European agriculture and education.
About the Projects
Robs4Crops is funded by the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. The project focuses on developing an autonomous robotic system for spraying and mechanical weeding, complemented by a comprehensive, supportive ecosystem. The project is demonstrating robotic farming in large-scale pilots organised in the Netherlands, France, Spain and Greece. These pilots serve as a “proof testing” of the technical advances and demonstrators of the socio-economic benefits and business potential of robotic farming systems.
TALLHEDA is a Horizon Europe project aimed at developing a long-term Alliance for Digital Agriculture among Higher Education institutes (HEIs) in Greece and Serbia, in partnerships with leading agricultural universities and stakeholders in Belgium. Some of the project’s objectives include cultivating highly skilled scientists and establishing a vibrant innovation in digital agriculture, driven by a Quadruple Helix approach that brings together academia, industry, government and society.
As Robs4Crops approaches its conclusion at the end of 2024, the collaboration with TALLHEDA will ensure its valuable outcomes endure. All key results from Robs4Crops will be accessible through the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub, providing continued benefits to the broader agricultural community.
What is the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub?
The TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub is a dynamic platform that unites stakeholders from the education and agricultural sectors, showcasing real-world success stories, sharing best industry practices, and ensuring the continuity of communication and collaboration activities after the project ends.
Registered members of the Virtual Innovation Hub gain exclusive access to a range of valuable resources and opportunities, including:
- Training Courses: Comprehensive materials and expert-led resources designed to deepen understanding and enhance knowledge.
- Workshops: Interactive sessions led by industry experts focused on developing practical skills.
- Job Openings: Opportunities to explore career roles tailored to their expertise.
- Funding Opportunities: Comprehensive information on financial support for their innovative projects.
- Success Stories: Unique insights inspired by achievements of fellow innovators.
Robs4Crops Resources Available on the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub
On the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub members will have access to two main types of resources from the Robs4Crops project:
Robs4Crops Key Assets
These assets provide valuable insights and practical application of robotics in agriculture for all stakeholders, from farmers to researchers. They include:
- The book chapter “Implementing a Digital Twin for Flexible Operation of Agricultural Robotics”. This resource presents research tested across four different farming systems in Europe demonstrating the transformative potential of digital twins (DT) in creating sustainable farming systems.
- The Farming Controller – an open-source digital twin software designed to plan, schedule, and optimise agricultural production using robots, implements, and machinery. It allows end users to adapt the software to their specific needs, such as user scripts and custom style sheets for websites.
- Web Tool for Economic Performance Analysis – an intuitive tool that helps farmers and stakeholders calculate the farm-level economic performance of autonomous weeding and spraying systems with reference to the existing practice of human-operated conventional tractors. The tool supports informed decision-making and improves overall efficiency.
- Best Practices from Large-Scale Pilots – insights derived from extensive large-scale pilots conducted in France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Greece, showcasing the potential of robotic farming systems in real-world applications.
Additional Educational Materials on Digital Twins and Robotics in Agriculture
These materials are designed to further educate members on the use of digital twins and robotics in agriculture, aligned with the core mission of the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub to provide a better understanding of modern technologies and their practical applications in the sector.
On the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub members will have access to two main types of resources from the Robs4Crops project:
Robs4Crops Key Assets
These assets provide valuable insights and practical application of robotics in agriculture for all stakeholders, from farmers to researchers. They include:
- The book chapter “Implementing a Digital Twin for Flexible Operation of Agricultural Robotics”. This resource presents research tested across four different farming systems in Europe demonstrating the transformative potential of digital twins (DT) in creating sustainable farming systems.
- The Farming Controller – an open-source digital twin software designed to plan, schedule, and optimise agricultural production using robots, implements, and machinery. It allows end users to adapt the software to their specific needs, such as user scripts and custom style sheets for websites.
- Web Tool for Economic Performance Analysis – an intuitive tool that helps farmers and stakeholders calculate the farm-level economic performance of autonomous weeding and spraying systems with reference to the existing practice of human-operated conventional tractors. The tool supports informed decision-making and improves overall efficiency.
- Best Practices from Large-Scale Pilots – insights derived from extensive large-scale pilots conducted in France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Greece, showcasing the potential of robotic farming systems in real-world applications.
Additional Educational Materials on Digital Twins and Robotics in Agriculture
These materials are designed to further educate members on the use of digital twins and robotics in agriculture, aligned with the core mission of the TALLHEDA Virtual Innovation Hub to provide a better understanding of modern technologies and their practical applications in the sector.
Conclusion
Together, Robs4Crops and TALLHEDA will drive collaborative learning by ensuring that innovative approaches in agriculture reach universities, professionals, and cross-border communities.
This partnership represents a significant step forward in ensuring the ongoing transformation and resilience of European agriculture.
