Nature Robots at AGRITECHNICA 2023 – Autonomous robotics for the agriculture of the future

From November 12 to 18, the Nature Robots team was represented at AGRITECHNICA in Hannover – the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural technology. With 2,882 exhibitors and 450,000 visitors in 2019, including over 100,000 international guests, AGRITECHNICA sets the standard for innovations in agriculture.

Our appearance at the fair was a great success! Visitors were able to experience a live demonstration of our autonomous surveillance robot Lero, which independently docked with an inductive charging station – a crucial step for long-term autonomous operation in the field.

Joint stand with DFKI & Agrotech Valley e.V.

Nature Robots presented the Lero.01 at the Agrotech Valley e.V. joint stand together with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Here we showed how our robot masters precise autonomous docking – a key technology for the efficient operation of autonomous agricultural systems.

DFKI was represented as co-exhibitor in Hall 24, Stand A08, and offered exciting insights into pioneering AI projects for agricultural robotics, including AI-TEST-FIELD, PORTAL, ResKIL and Agri-Gaia. As a DFKI spin-off,

Nature Robots presented another highlight: a prototype for regenerative and bio-intensive vegetable growing, developed from the PlantMap research project.

Innovative weed control with laser technology

Another research project in which Nature Robots is involved is LALWeco. Together with DFKI and Laserzentrum Hannover, we are investigating how autonomous robots can use targeted laser irradiation to control weeds in a minimally invasive way – a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides.

Conclusion: autonomous robotics on the rise

AGRITECHNICA 2023 has once again shown that autonomous robotics is a central building block for the future of agriculture. The great interest in our technologies strengthens our mission: to develop intelligent, sustainable and efficient automation solutions for the agricultural sector. We would like to thank all our visitors, partners and the DFKI for the inspiring discussions and we are looking forward to the next steps! 🚜🤖🌱