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E-book Agricultural Robotics: Part of the New Deal?
The farming and agricultural robotics industries are inextricably linked. This connection is reinforced every year at the FIRA International Forum of Agricultural Robots, where, inevitably, there are new players and new problems, bigger goals and better solutions.As the circumstances change, the innovators, disruptors, regulators and users change, too. This growth depends on everyone’s ability to pivot—whether that’s to a virtual conference or to a better machine learning system. Throughout these many changes, each individual is encouraged to stay connected, both to an ever-transforming industry and to one another.This book is a journey into an era of farming that is defined by agricultural robots. It is designed to provide a nuanced look at the industry’s most pressing topics, from the over-arching impact of the global food crisis to the everyday influence of semi-autonomous tractors on a family-owned farm in Le Thillay, France. The book reveals the big picture by diving into the details. It achieves this goal by taking a deep dive into the perspectives shared by FIRA presenters and panelists.Through their varied viewpoints, readers will better understand agricultural robots and the industry overall. These are not black-and-white problems. Armed with a better under-standing of the intersections of agriculture, technology, legislation, business and robotics, readers may come to see how effective solutions are born from the gray areas in between.The past year provided plenty of opportunities for the world to recognize the ways in which it is undeniably interconnected. Success depends on collective knowledge, innovation and a willingness to contribute to the greater good. The FIRA 2020 conference proved that participants from around the globe were willing to show up and share their insights.In the following pages, readers will learn not only about the ways others are making a difference, but also about how they too can lend a helping hand to move the industry forward. The book is divided into five chapters, plus a final section that synthesizes the FIRA robotics demonstrations and technical presentations into 27 information sheets that describe the features, functions and specifications of each machine.In the first, Food and Farming are at the forefront of the conversation. “Farm machinery and sustainable agriculture must evolve together,” says Josef Kienzle from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. While robots have revolutionized farming, he explains, the future depends on their ability to do more. To that end, this section looks at the various ways that robots help farmers do their jobs sustainably, increase yields and tackle larger problems like labor scarcity, environmental waste and world hunger.The next chapter focuses on Society. In these pages, Ag industry experts Daniel Azevedo (Copa–Cogeca), Christophe Bonno (Groupement Les Mousquetaires–Intermarché), Ole Green (AGROINTELLI) and Antoine Poupart (Bioline–InVivo) discuss the concept of robot bashing versus robot loving and how the end user’s perception may impact widespread adoption of new technologies. When technology companies can provide cost-effective and reliable robots to end users, they explain, the era of robots loving is likely to take hold. In the meantime, the technologies on the market are already making a difference. “It’s important to start learning together today,” Green says.
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