Agricultural Ground-Breaking Solutions Based on Robotics and Augmented Reality for
Boosting Social Sustainability and Competitiveness While Increasing the Safety of Workers (Agroboost Project)

​AGROBOOST is a pilot driven, multi-disciplinary HORIZON Europe 2021-2027 Project that aims to transform the agricultural sector into a more attractive, sustainable and efficient industry by harnessing the power of advanced robotics, AR, AI and automation revealing the societal and economic benefits for all the people working in agriculture, especially women, young professionals and farmers with moving disabilities.

 

Through the development of cutting-edge, ground-breaking solutions, the project will improve the safety and appeal of agricultural work, reduce environmental impacts, enhance productivity and address labour shortages. AGROBOOST will also emphasize on the development of flexible business models, concrete system analysis tools and training curricula to ensure the widespread adoption and the rapid uptake of these technology innovations.

 

Six distinct and diverse pilot validation campaigns will be demonstrated, covering multiple agricultural practices and sectors including (1) tree pruning and flower thinning, (2) mushroom selective harvesting, (3) automated weeding, (4) strawberries picking, (5) animal husbandry and livestock farm management and (6) crop monitoring.

 

Through the engagement of a diverse range of stakeholders and the incorporation of social sciences perspectives, AGROBOOST will create a more inclusive and forward-looking agricultural landscape, securing a promising future for the industry.

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IELab is responsible for stakeholder mapping and end-user needs analysis through co-creation processes as well as for pilot preparation, monitoring and management of execution, lesson learnt and replicable activities.