{Tool} When robots take to the field: new opportunities for agriculture - webinar. Creator(s): Bergamini, Simon. Issuing Organisation(s): AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica. (2026)
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Document available online at: https://youtu.be/wES1332wC5k?si=eH6kkWRkbpWN42wS
Summary
This webinar explores the role of agricultural robotics and AgTech in the future of farming. It examines the major trends driving technology adoption in agriculture, including sustainability targets, labor shortages, rising operational costs, and climate change. Participants are introduced to a range of robotic solutions currently available for horticulture, vineyards, orchards, and field crops, including autonomous tool carriers, robotic weeders, precision spraying systems, laser weeding technologies, and autonomous field platforms.
The webinar also discusses the benefits and limitations of these technologies, covering topics such as productivity gains, environmental sustainability, investment costs, digital skills requirements, and regulatory challenges. A real-world case study demonstrates how an autonomous farming robot was successfully implemented on a vegetable farm to automate seeding, cultivation, and crop protection tasks, reducing labor demands while improving operational efficiency.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
|---|---|
| Teaser: | Discover how agricultural robotics and autonomous farming technologies are helping farmers tackle labor shortages, reduce costs, and build a more sustainable future for agriculture. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Agricultural producers are facing growing challenges, including labor shortages, increasing production costs, stricter environmental regulations, reduced availability of crop protection products, and the need to improve sustainability. At the same time, climate change and the expansion of organic farming require more precise, efficient, and timely field operations. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Agricultural robotics and AgTech solutions address these challenges by automating key farming operations such as seeding, weeding, spraying, and crop monitoring. By combining robotics, sensors, GPS navigation, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making, these technologies help farmers reduce labor dependency, optimize resource use, improve operational precision, lower environmental impact, and increase overall farm efficiency. |
| Country: | Italy |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Other Type: | webinar |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English farm equipment http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25753 English digital technology http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4b2d7f85 English precision agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92363 English arable farming http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36528 English horticulture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3671 English mechanical weed control http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24200 |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry Farming Systems > Buildings and machinery |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicClimateNET > selected tools European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge Italy > AIAB |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 101136880 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57777, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57776, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57732, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/42948, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/43174 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Dietemann, Lauren |
| ID Code: | 57777 |
| Deposited On: | 05 Jun 2026 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2026 07:32 |
| Document Language: | Italian/Italiano |
| Status: | Published |
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