The European project FlexiGroBots, funded by the Horizon 2020 programme, focuses on the development of a platform for a more relevant use of robotics in the food industry. Atos recently announced that it will participate in the project as project coordinator and supervisor.

The three-year FlexiGroBots project will aim to develop a platform that will be able to create autonomous multi-robot systems that can cooperate with each other. In this context, Atos will provide the requirements analysis and the reference architecture of this platform.

Eventually, FlexiGroBots will be able to analyze robotic systems for performing tasks in vineyards in order to preserve or improve the quality of grapes and thus wine production. It will also be able to detect robotic solutions to improve the cultivation of blueberries, thanks to remote sensing techniques linked to deep learning. Finally, the platform will be able to intervene in rapeseed fields to confirm the use of robotics for pest management during critical periods.

Agriculture and agri-food have been defined as priority issues for the European Union. The implementation of this project is in line with this issue. Daniel Calvo Alonso, head of the AI, Data and Robotics unit within the Atos Research and Innovation department and coordinator of the FlexiGroBots project, said:

“This project fits perfectly with Atos’ ambition to contribute to the digitisation of European industries, including agriculture, through the development of innovative and secure applications and services based on AI, data and robotics.”

The platform will simplify crop management with a strong focus on AI, automation and robotics. This new tool will support farmers in their decision making and help them implement “precision” agriculture through real-time monitoring, among other things.

Translated from Le projet européen FlexiGroBots centré sur l’industrie agroalimentaire sera coordonné par Atos