An Overview of Cooperative Robotics in Agriculture

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 1818
• Main Authors: Lytridis, Chris, Kaburlasos, Vassilis G., Pachidis, Theodore, Manios, Michalis, Vrochidou, Eleni, Kalampokas, Theofanis, Chatzistamatis, Stamatis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Agricultural production; agricultural robots; Agriculture; agriculture 4.0/5.0; agronomy; Collaboration; Cooperation; cooperative robots; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; farming automation; Harvesting; human population; Human populations; labor; Pandemics; Physical work; Robotics; Robots; Spraying; Unmanned aerial vehicles

Agricultural robotics has been a popular subject in recent years from an academic as well as a commercial point of view. This is because agricultural robotics addresses critical issues such as seasonal shortages in manual labor, e.g., during harvest, as well as the increasing concern regarding envir...