When high tech meets horticulture
The introduction of robots in horticulture is much more than a technical development. The whole production system goes upside down, Colinda de Beer argues.
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Vegetables of the future will be adapted for picking robots
In the near future, there will be vegetable varieties that picking robots can harvest more easily. Colinda de Beer predicts it will be a case of 'Crops for robots' instead of 'Robots for crops.'
Smart soles for the Johan Cruijff Arena: shoe sensors monitoring the performance of the grass
The big football stadiums are empty these days. Corona has crippled just about every league in the world. This offers the grass teams the opportunity […]
Dangerous cucumber CABYV virus is spreading to Northern Europe
A group of German scientists headed by the Leibniz-Institut DSMZ from Braunschweig succeeded for the first time in isolating the cucumber virus CABYV (Cucurbit Aphid-borne […]
Start-up of the Week: The magical veggie garden of tomorrow
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week […]
Start-up of the Day: From football analysis to crop counting with a drone
Drone analysis offers several drone applications for the agricultural and horticultural sector. So far, crop counting has been the most important feature. This is linked […]
Start-up of The Day: Austrian daredevils tackle energy-guzzling greenhouses
The Austrian start-up company Etagrow has invented a highly efficient lighting system for greenhouses and vertical farming. LED-based, it not only emits light, but can […]