Robotics for Agricultural Production
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Precision and Digital Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editors
Interests: robotics; sensors; artificial intelligence; navigation and perception; agriculture mechanization
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Interests: engineering systems for agriculture; mechanical design; vibrations machines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The transformation of agriculture is being driven by the critical need to enhance operational efficiency, radically optimise resource utilisation, and mitigate the severe impact of rising labour shortages. These pressing global challenges have catalysed the sector's evolution, moving on from basic automation toward the integration of complex and autonomous robotic systems.
This Special Issue aims to significantly advance cutting-edge research on smart farming through the application of agricultural robotics, with a focus on technological breakthroughs, including high-accuracy autonomous navigation, advanced perception, the safe handling of crops to prevent quality deterioration, and the development of coordinated multi-robot platforms.
We solicit high-quality contributions addressing the practical implementation and validation of agricultural robotics in the form of original research papers and comprehensive reviews covering the design, modelling, control, deployment, and validation of both ground-based and aerial robotic systems. Key areas of interest include predictive plant health monitoring, ultra-targeted spot spraying, autonomous mechanical weeding, and fully automated harvesting and transport, thereby providing solutions that cover the complete crop cycle, from planting to post-harvest.
Dr. Sergio Bayano Tejero
Dr. Rafael-Ruben Sola-Guirado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agricultural robotics
- precision agriculture
- autonomous operations
- automated harvesting
- multi-robot systems
- autonomous navigation
- resource optimisation
- advanced perception
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