Advances in Agri-Food Robotics - (Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science) by Eldert Van Henten & Yael Edan (Hardcover)

About the Book

This collection explores and reviews the wealth of recent research undertaken in the field of agricultural robotics, both in terms of core technologies and range of applications and uses various examples within the agricultural sector.

Book Synopsis

From the Back Cover

"Edited by two internationally distinguished domain experts, this new book offers a comprehensive overview of robotics technology and outlines the recent advancements of applying robotic equipment in agri-food systems. The contributing authors have included a selection of outstanding examples of the successful application of these technologies as a means of illustrating how the adoption of robotic technologies can contribute to improvements in product quality and yields. Thus, I am confident that this book - edited by Professor Eldert van Henten and Professor Yael Edan - will prove to be an excellent resource for understanding and adopting robotic technologies to support innovation in modern agri-food systems."
Professor Qin Zhang, Director, Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, Washington State University, USA

The global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Feeding this growing population more sustainably is a huge challenge facing agriculture. Developing agricultural robotics is seen as one potential solution to tackling this challenge.

Advances in agri-food robotics reviews the utilisation of agricultural robots to deal with increasing labour shortages in agriculture whilst bringing greater precision and efficiency into farming operations. The book addresses recent advances in agricultural robotic technologies and how these can be optimised to monitor and manage crop production more effectively, from phenotyping for improved varieties to harvesting the finished product.

In its comprehensive exploration of the technologies available, the book provides farmers with the means necessary to invest - and trust - in agricultural robotics to improve the productivity and profitability of their farm.

With its distinguished editors and expert team of authors, Advances in agri-food robotics will be a standard reference for academic researchers in crop and livestock science, agricultural engineers, data scientists, as well as government and private sector agencies supporting sustainable agriculture and the development of agricultural technology.

Dr Eldert van Henten is Professor of Biosystems Engineering in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Group at Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. From 2011 and 2023 he served as co-chair of the IEEE-RAS special interest group on Agricultural Robotics and Automation. In that period he was also co-Chair of the Technical Commission on Agricultural Robotics at euRobotics. He is a member of the CIGR International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

Dr Yael Edan is Professor in Industrial Engineering at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, where she is Head of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory and Director of the Agricultural, Biological and Cognitive (ABC) Robotics Initiative. Professor Edan is a member of the IEEE-RAS Special Interest Group on Agricultural Robotics and Automation, and was a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.