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Assisting in Testing and Data Collection of AI-Driven Robotic Solutions

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

Our service provides end-to-end support for testing and data collection processes involving robotic or AI-driven systems. We assist in planning and conducting tests to ensure compliance with defined methodologies and objectives. Services include verifying system configurations, monitoring operations, managing technical infrastructure, and ensuring seamless data exchange. If necessary, we can provide access to modern agricultural machinery, such as advanced tractors or field robots equipped with Agriculture 4.0 systems, various sensors, and data recording systems. Additionally, we supply skilled operators to facilitate testing. Our service can also leverage our specialised physical infrastructure, including carrier frames, measurement wheels, and components for rapid prototyping and servicing, ensuring smooth testing operations. Collected data can be processed, documented, and provided in formats suitable for further analysis, enabling you to optimise your solutions effectively.

Collection of test data

Desk assessment

Provision of datasets

Test design

Test execution

Test setup

Conformity assessment and compliance tests

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

As part of this service, we test and measure, among other things, mechanical, physical, acoustic, radio, electromagnetic compatibility and electrical parameters for the purpose of assessing the overall user safety of agricultural, horticultural, forestry and food machinery, equipment and components. Verification is based on the requirements of standards and directives declared by the manufacturer. We carry out an initial assessment based on the design documentation provided or/and on measurements taken on a prototype based on harmonised and non-harmonised standards with relevant EU and sectoral legislation. This is to ensure that for instance essential requirements resulting from for instance New Legislative Framework directives and other EU law are fulfilled to better protect both users and agrifoodTEF professionals from unsafe prototypes of products being subjected to other afT services in the next stages. One of the aims is to help manufacturers is to verify the prototype before constructing final agrifood products to be placed on EU single market. The technical scope of test may result from requirements of EMC, LVD, RED, MD, MR on other NLF directives and regulations but is limited to prototypes.

Certification

Conformity assessment

Performance evaluation

Test design

Test execution

Test setup

Collection of test data

Data augmentation

Desk assessment

Provision of datasets

Performance and sustainability testing of robotic or AI-driven solutions

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

This service provides a comprehensive assessment of the performance of systems, focusing on sustainability indicators such as energy consumption and input usage per hectare. It evaluates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) or robotic solutions on the performance and sustainability of the associated equipment. The service includes tests such as functional testing, accelerated durability testing, and assessments of the system’s resilience to environmental factors and electromagnetic interference (EMI). By identifying potential design flaws or manufacturing defects, the service supports the development and optimisation of tested solutions, contributing to sustainable technological advancements.

Collection of test data

Data analysis

Desk assessment

Performance evaluation

Test design

Test execution

Test setup

Performance Testing of Robotic Systems and AI Solutions

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

We provide physical testing services, under both laboratory and field conditions, to assess the proper performance of the object under test, the level of quality, and the performance achieved. These tests focus on evaluating the performance of an object under laboratory and operational (field) conditions while maintaining its proper functionality. Our testing process helps identify potential weaknesses in the design of the device, offering insights that can inform adjustments to algorithms or hardware. This service aims to ensure that systems perform reliably under a variety of conditions, helping to prevent failures and maintain optimal performance in real-world applications.

Collection of test data

Data analysis

Desk assessment

Performance evaluation

Test design

Test execution

Test setup

Physical Testing of Endurance & Reliability

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

We provide physical testing services, both in laboratory and field environments, to evaluate the endurance and reliability of devices and their components. These tests focus on the ability of components to withstand external conditions while maintaining proper functionality. Our testing process helps identify potential weaknesses in device design, offering insights that can inform adjustments to algorithms or hardware. The service is designed to ensure your systems can perform reliably under a variety of conditions, helping to prevent failures and maintain optimal performance in real-world applications.

Collection of test data

People training

Performance evaluation

Provision of datasets

Test design

Test execution

Test setup

Policy Lab – Declaration of Conformity

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

The service provider offers to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the product innovation in terms of the applicable provisions of the European Union law required to prepare the CE declaration of conformity required when introducing the product to the single market of the European Union. The service consists of identifying the NLF Directives and Regulations (including LVD, EMC, RED, Machinery, and RoHS) applicable to the assessed innovation and identifying the essential requirements resulting from them. The final product of the service is a detailed report with a compliance matrix (essential requirements vs. standardised technical requirements, including, e.g., applied harmonised standards) and a complete template of the declaration of conformity, ready for use by the manufacturer.

Certification

Conformity assessment

Provision of real-time data streams

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

The service provides access to data streams collected from equipment tested by other services or using specially installed sensor or camera arrays in specific test environments. It includes the provision of data streams from sensors and cameras installed to meet specific customer needs in agreed areas and tailored to work in these specific locations. Such areas are, for example, fields, orchards, vineyards, forests, or specific locations such as farms, barns, or warehouses. Furthermore, the service includes access to corrections from local RTK stations and meteorological station data. In this way, it provides comprehensive and reliable data access support for a variety of customer requirements.

Collection of test data

Provision of datasets

Technology advancement and readiness assessment

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC)

Wielkopolska Agricultural Advisory Center in Poznań (WODR)

This service helps you understand where your AI-powered product, system, or software stands in terms of technological maturity. We conduct a basic, yet structured evaluation of your solution—including physical testing of selected components and general system behaviour—to identify its current development stage and key areas that need improvement. We also assess the quality of documentation, system architecture, and software implementation. For example, when evaluating an apple-picking robot, we assess the readiness and integration of its core subsystems: the gripper mechanism, robotic arm kinematics and control, and the vision system responsible for detecting ripe fruit. We analyse areas where current solutions can be improved or require some redesign and whether the robot as a whole can effectively perform “scene ”cleaning”—removing ripe apples while preserving unripe ones and the plant structure. Based on our findings, we prepare a clear roadmap and a development plan with recommendations for the next steps, which may include further testing or refinement through other agrifoodTEF services. As part of the process, we also confirm the current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of each major component. The outcome helps you focus your R&D work and understand what is still required to move your solution closer to full deployment and commercial readiness.

Conformity assessment

Testing of AI solutions for crop protection

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

Provide support for improving existing models/algorithms/software through on-field data acquisition and online learning, e.g., for crop protection against agents and pests. Customers equipped with AI-based solutions will receive support and knowledge transfer enabling solution improvement. The customer will receive access to the physical infrastructure for iterative solution tests and improvements.

AI model training

Collection of test data

Data augmentation

Performance evaluation

Provision of datasets

Validation and optimisation of robotic systems in testing environments

Lukasiewicz Poznanski Instytut Technologiczny (L-PIT)

The service is designed to provide support for validating the design and functionality of robotic systems in specific testing environments. The scope of the service includes peer feedback on the robot's design to identify ways to improve its design to maximise the benefits of robotic work in high-value crops or high-risk testing environments. This may include suggestions for changes to parts of the robot, its control systems, sensors, or general recommendations to ensure safe and efficient work with high-value crops. (plants).

Collection of test data

People training

Performance evaluation

Test design

Test execution

Test setup