We are hosting the Nature Robots Autonomy Days at the Coppenrath Innovation Centre (CIC) in
Osnabrück. Two days, two focuses — for machinery manufacturers, research groups, start-ups and
everyone who would rather see autonomy on a machine than on a slide.
Day 1 — Interconnecting People & Ideas (16 November, from 13:00)
Organised together with Netzwerk PhytoPhotonik and AgriFlexBot: round tables, speed
dating and speed ideation, an in-house exhibition, and time to meet people from industry,
start-ups, research and partner networks.
Day 2 — Autonomy in Agriculture (17 November, 08:00–17:15)
Keynotes, a panel and live demos: where autonomy use cases actually stand today, the
regulatory map for autonomous systems, and what it takes to transform an existing machine.
Programme
Day 1
Interconnecting People & Ideas
Monday, 16 November · From 13:00 · With Phytophotonik & AgriFlexBot
Open Doors · Meet & GreetArrival, get to know each other · Exhibition opens
Speed IdeationPitch your project idea in 2–3 minutes and get direct feedback
Dinner & Open EndInformal networking
Day 2
Autonomy in Agriculture
Tuesday, 17 November · 08:00 – 17:15 · Keynotes, panel and live demos
Main Day
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Welcome · Dr. Sebastian Pütz, CEO
Opening Talk · Prof. em. Dr. Joachim HertzbergAI Ingredients of Autonomous Machines in Agriculture
Keynote · Ing. Erik PekkerietOverview of the European AgTech Robotics Challenges
Keynote · Prof. Dr. Hans Schulte-NölkeOverview of the Current European AI & AgTech Legislation
Panel Discussion · Safety & ComplianceOpportunities and hurdles of autonomous systems · Live audience Q&A via Mentimeter
Nature Robots Technology KeynoteGeneral Overview of Solution Portfolio · Launch of New Features
Session A
Product Breakouts & Live DemosMission Control · FAOS Features · Safety & Compliance
Session A
Lunch BreakLunch and networking
Keynote · Prof. Dr. Stefan StieneFrom Lab to Field: Testing and Validating Autonomous Agricultural Robotics
Keynote · Dr.ir. Frits van EvertOverview of Autonomous Field Operations in Practice
Customer Focus ForumRequirements of lead Nature Robots customers and practitioners
Nature Robots Technology KeynoteGeneral Overview of Solution Portfolio · Launch of New Features
Session B
Product Breakouts & Live DemosMission Control · FAOS Features · Safety & Compliance
Session B
Closing · Key Takeaways · Dr. Sebastian Pütz, CEOEnd approx. 17:15 · Optional networking afterwards
Keynote speakers
Prof. em. Dr. Joachim HertzbergInstitute of Computer Science, Osnabrück University, and DFKITalk: AI Ingredients of Autonomous Machines in Agriculture
Ing. Erik PekkerietProgramme Manager Vision + Robotics, Wageningen University & ResearchTalk: European AgTech Robotics Challenges
Prof. Dr. Hans Schulte-NölkeChair of European Private Law, Osnabrück UniversityTalk: European AI & AgTech Legislation
Prof. Dr. Stefan StieneProfessor for Intelligent Agriculture Systems, Osnabrück University, and DFKITalk: From Lab to Field: Testing and Validating Autonomous Agricultural Robotics
Dr.ir. Frits van EvertSenior Researcher Precision Agriculture, Wageningen University & ResearchTalk: Autonomous Field Operations in Practice
Day 1 at a glance
Why to come
Network: meet industry, start-ups and research from Phytophotonik & AgriFlexBot
Co-work: tackle real challenges in small, moderated round tables
Partner up: find partners and feedback for your own project idea
Formats at a glance
Speed Dating
A playful quiz round with guiding questions: who is in the room and who should you talk to?
Round Tables
Moderated small groups (max. 12): first demand and problem scope, then solution potentials and best practice. Topics: Smart implements for field autonomy · Disease Detection PVY
Speed Ideation
Pitch your project idea in 2–3 minutes and get 2 minutes of feedback: what is good, what is missing, who you should meet.
Exhibition & Networking
Nature Robots in-house exhibition and an open networking room, all afternoon long.
Good to know
Who: industry, start-ups, research and networks in robotics, sensing and digital agriculture
Flexible: join at any time from 13:00
Pitch: mention your project idea in the registration form
Accommodation: Several hotels are only minutes away from the venue: B&B Hotel Osnabrück, Best Western Hotel Hohenzollern, ibis budget Osnabrueck City, Holiday Inn Osnabrueck by IHG, …
Day 2 at a glance
Why to come
Up to date: market, legislation and field practice in one morning
Hands-on: new Nature Robots features live, direct talks with the developers
Co-create: shape the roadmap in the Customer Focus Forum
Good to know
Sessions A & B: identical content, join the morning or the afternoon round
Product Breakouts: Mission Control · FAOS Features · Safety & Compliance
Accommodation: Several hotels are only minutes away from the venue: B&B Hotel Osnabrück, Best Western Hotel Hohenzollern, ibis budget Osnabrueck City, Holiday Inn Osnabrueck by IHG, …
