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1. Sources of information
Davide Rizzo edited this page Mar 23, 2022
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An increasing number of sources are becoming available on the internet to learn about existing and upcoming agricultural robots. They can be grouped into three categories: curated databases and directories, documents, and projects
- DuckSize, by Corné Rispens is the most specialized one, with videos of field tests and outdoor exhibitions
- Aspexit by Corentin Leroux provided probably the first interactive map of agricultural robotics available here (in French), now embedded in the new overwhelming and growing database of digital and technological solutions for agriculture (link to the directory). Here is the link to the section for robotics
- the RobAgri is the French national association that aims to boost the development of agricultural robotics. The members' yearbook is a relevant list of manufacturers and technology providers, as well as of research and educations institutes and users' organizations committed to this topic.
- Agricultural Robotics by GOFAR is the top newsfeed website about agricultural robotics, constantly fed by the organisers of the yearly World Forum of Agricultural Robotics that achieved already 6th edition in 2022 (FIRA)
- Future Farming catalogue, one of the buyers' guides provided by the Future Farming journal of the Misset editorial group.
- AgRobotics Land is the online mapping promoted by AgriSudOuest Innovation (from southwestern France, Toulouse region) to list local, regional, and national actors related to agricultural robotics technologies. It was launched at FIRA2021.
- Agricultural Robot Tour is the online report of the travel of Arthur Sarazin and Camille Pierre across northern European countries to meet the people who are making the agricultural robots. The travel is documented on their pages on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Documents about agricultural robotics include research articles and reviews, books and various types of reports and static lists.
- The open access book from FIRA2020: Lenain, R., Peyrache, J., Savary, A., & Séverac, G. (2021). Agricultural robotics: Part of the new deal? FIRA 2020 conclusions - With 27 agricultural robot information sheets. Quae. https://www.quae.com/product/1711/9782759233830/agricultural-robotics-part-of-the-new-deal-fira-2020-conclusions
- The Collaborative Platform dedicated to accelerating Robotic developments for AgroEcology and the «ARPA Project»(Agricultural Robots Performance Assessment), presented at FIRA2020 virtual conference
- Bonjour, robots! A list of agri-robots whirring round FIRA by Richard Martyn-Hemphill published on December 5, 2019, for the AgFunders News website
- Farmers, draw me a robot was a roundtable at the FIRA2020: this article points out the key expectations for developing farmer-approved agricultural robots
- RobotReport section dedicated to the agricultural market
- Produce Grower journal from North America articles about robotics for pollination, picking and harvesting, as well as to respond to lack of labour
- ImageLine Italian online journal dedicated to agriculture that is publishing a growing number of articles on robotics
- **RobAgri** French association to support the development of agricultural robotics, gathering together more than 70 members from the industry and start-up, the technology provider, the academy and education sectors, as well as the users' associations
- the Code of practices for Agricultural Mobile Field Machinery with Autonomous Functions in Australia was developed in a joint project working with the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia (TMA) and Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA)
- An overview of weeding by robots with a focus on European solutions
- Future perspective of the algorithmization and automation of farming practices, also available as a video
- Wikipedia page dedicated to agricultural robots
- The posts marked with the hashtag FollowTheRobot on LinkedIn and on Twitter
Link to the website (English version)
The content of the wiki pages is available under the same Creative Commons License CC-BY 4.0 of the agricultural robot list repository