Catalogue of Services

Assessment of agricultural potential for emerging technologies in AI & robotics

Josephinum Research (JR)

Raumberg Gumpenstein Research & Development (RGRD)

RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden

Location

Austria

Remote

Sweden

Arable farming

Food processing

Greenhouse

Horticulture

Livestock farming

Tree Crops

Viticulture

Our service is designed to assist clients in identifying and evaluating potential agricultural applications for AI or robotics technologies originally developed for other sectors. Clients can provide detailed information about their technology, including its current applications and technical specifications. Our expert team will conduct extensive research to identify possible use cases related to the agricultural and food production sector, analysing factors such as feasibility, potential benefits, and relevance to current agricultural challenges. The tools used for this work will depend on the use case and may include, for example, online research as well as expert interviews. The customer will receive the results as a comprehensive report outlining the identified potential applications, adoptions needed and an assessment of their relevance and impact within the agricultural sector. This service enables clients to explore new markets and adapt their technologies to meet the evolving needs of modern agriculture.

Assessment of AI and robotic solutions for testing

National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology  (INRIA)

Josephinum Research (JR)

RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden

Universitat de Lleida (UdL)

Location

France

Austria

Sweden

Spain

Remote

Arable farming

Food processing

Greenhouse

Horticulture

Livestock farming

Tree Crops

This service includes all essential actions to gather knowledge, design, and document the client’s needs regarding Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) services. Through close collaboration with the client, we ensure that all technical, operational, and methodological aspects are clearly outlined, forming a solid foundation for future testing phases. By conducting these preparatory activities, we deliver a comprehensive setup analysis that serves as the entry point for subsequent testing and validation services and provision of datasets. This ensures that testing can be carried out efficiently, aligning with the client’s specific requirements while leveraging TEF’s expertise and infrastructure. Ultimately, this service streamlines the testing process, reduces uncertainties, and enhances the overall efficiency of AI and robotic solution validation.

Evaluation for Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects (ELSA Scan) for responsible AI development

Wageningen University WUR

Location

At user's premises

Netherlands

Remote

Arable farming

Food processing

Greenhouse

Horticulture

Livestock farming

Tree Crops

Viticulture

What are the ethical, legal, and social aspects (ELSA) of AI-driven technology in agri-food? Mitigation of potential risks and finding opportunities are easier by identifying ELSA aspects in early development stages, when the technology is still in the making. Examples of ELSA aspects are autonomy, transparency, and bias, but also data privacy and other legal aspects. How does your AI technology deal with ELSA aspects? A combined survey and interview help AI developers to identify opportunities and issues with ELSA in the agri-food context from the perspective of end users and more broadly, for society. For example, to better align with the sustainability objectives of the AI-driven technology. The outcomes of the ELSA scan are a list of identified key ELSA aspects and high-level recommendations to further improve the AI technology. 

Field Spectrometer Measurements

Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)

Location

At user's premises

Belgium

France

Germany

Netherlands

Arable farming

Food processing

Greenhouse

Horticulture

Livestock farming

Tree Crops

Viticulture

This service utilises field spectrometers to measure the spectral properties of physical environments, such as barns, greenhouses, or outdoor fields. By capturing detailed spectral data, we help you develop, improve, or validate your agri-food solutions, whether for monitoring plant health, optimising lighting conditions, or enhancing environmental control systems. The measurements provide insights into how different wavelengths of light interact with the environment, enabling fine-tuned adjustments for better crop growth, energy efficiency, or precision farming applications. Additionally, this service can serve as a follow-up to lab-scale measurements where hyperspectral technology is used to conduct pilot tests to determine which wavelengths provide valuable information. In this service, we then perform field tests on these specific wavelengths.

Functional safety testing of machines

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

Location

Austria

Poland

Food processing

Greenhouse

Horticulture

Livestock farming

Tree Crops

Viticulture

Within the framework of this service, we offer the possibility of carrying out functional safety tests of objects in the form of, for example, autonomous vehicles, robots, machines, agricultural equipment and components, etc. The service provides opportunities to test these devices with measurements of their mechanical, physical, acoustic, electrical parameters and electromagnetic compatibility to assess the overall safety of the user of the tested vehicles, machines, equipment and components for agriculture, horticulture, forestry and food. Verification of the tested parameters is based on the requirements of standards and directives declared by the manufacturer as compatible with its product and general normative safety regulations. Initial evaluation of an object is carried out based on its provided design documentation and/or measurements made on a prototype based on harmonized and non-harmonized standards with relevant EU and sector regulations. In the case of autonomous vehicles, we also offer tests of the correctness of response and operation of safety devices built into their structures in standardized cases of hazardous situations. The results obtained can be used in the further process of product labelling, declaration of conformity to place the CE mark on the device.

Scanning as a Service for synthetic data generation and modelling

Wageningen University WUR

Location

Netherlands

Remote

Arable farming

Food processing

Greenhouse

Horticulture

We offer a comprehensive 3D scanning and model preparation service tailored for agriculture and food applications, built on expertise developed through scanning diverse objects such as rapeseed plants, tomato seedlings, and fish. This service transforms real-world items into accurate, high-resolution 3D models, ready for use in synthetic data generation, robotics simulations, and plant phenotyping. Using tested scanning approaches—including photogrammetry with stationary or rotating cameras, DSLR, and smartphone captures—we can reliably acquire detailed image sets. Using these 3D models, your AI detection algorithms can be tested on high-quality 3D data. The data can be used to test detection algorithms, or it can be used in complete virtual environments to test robotic applications. Beyond static models, dynamic functionality can be added by assigning physics properties and enabling randomisation—altering geometry, texture, and patterns to expand dataset diversity. This allows models to be seamlessly integrated into simulation environments for testing AI, testing robotic systems, or conducting virtual experiments to test and improve the systems. Whether for research, product development, or automation, our solution delivers a scalable, future-ready platform for realistic and adaptable 3D tests.