Advances in agri-food robotics

Part 1 Technologies: sensing and perception

1.Advances in visual perception for agricultural robotics: Gert Kootstra, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;

2.Advances in world modeling for agri-food robotics: Jordy Senden et al.;

3.Advances in local perception for orchard robotics: Jose Blasco et al.;

4.Advances in machine learning for agricultural robots: Polina Kurtser et al.;

Part 2 Technologies: operational aspects

5.Autonomous navigation and path planning for agricultural robots: John F. Reid, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA;

6.Advances in human-robot collaboration in agricultural robotics: George Adamides, Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus; and Yael Edan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;

7.Implementing a digital twin for flexible operation of agricultural robotics: Frits K. van Evert et al.;

9.Improving fault detection and isolation in agricultural robotics: Nicolas Tricot, Mahmoud Almasri and Roland Lenain, Universit© Clermont Auvergne, France;

Part 3 Technologies: actuation

10.Advances in mobility platforms for agricultural robots: Renato Vidoni and Giovanni Carabin, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy; Giuseppe Quaglia and Andrea Botta, Politecnico di Torino, Italy; and Giulio Reina and Rocco Galati, Politecnico di Bari, Italy;

11.Advances in grasping techniques in agricultural robots: George Kantor and Francisco Yandun, Carnegie Mellon University, USA;

12.Advances in soft grasping in agriculture: Ali Leylavi Shoushtari, Wageningen University & Research and Wageningen Robotics, The Netherlands;

13.Advances in agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles: focus on sensing applications: Tarin Paz-Kagan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel;

Part 4 Social, ethical and economic aspects

14.Regulatory frameworks and standards for agricultural robotics in the European Union: Andrea Bertolini and Rocco Limongelli, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna - Istituto Dirpolis, Italy;

15.Economics of agricultural robotics: James Lowenberg-Deboer, Harper Adams University, UK;

16.Social and ethical considerations for agricultural robotics: Kirsten Ayris, University of Reading, UK; and David Christian Rose, Cranfield University, UK;

Part 5 Applications

17.Advances in the use of robotics in crop phenotyping: M. Wattad, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel; V. Alchanatis, Volcani Institute - Agricultural Research Organization, Israel; Y. Edan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; S. Shriki and T. Sandovsky, Volcani Institute - Agricultural Research Organization and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; and S. Filin, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel;

18.Advances in the use of robots in field crop cultivation: Avital Bechar, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel; and Dionysis Bochtis, Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology (iBO), Greece;

19.Advances in the use of robotics in orchard operations: Manoj Karkee and Qin Zhang, Washington State University, USA; Uddhav Bhattarai, University of California Davis, USA; and Xin Zhang, Mississippi State University, USA;

20.Advances in the use of robotics in greenhouse cultivation: Jochen Hemming and Jos Balendonck, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;

21.Advances in the use of robotics in livestock production: Kees Lokhorst, Wageningen Livestock Research, The Netherlands; and Tomas Norton, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium