Advancing Agricultural Robotics for Sustainable Farming: Innovations, Applications, and Environmental Impact

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue, “Advancing Agricultural Robotics for Sustainable Farming: Innovations, Applications, and Environmental Impact”, focuses on the role of robotics in promoting sustainable agriculture. By enhancing efficiency, reducing resource consumption, and minimizing environmental impact, agricultural robotics addresses labor shortages and supports climate-resilient farming practices.

1. Focus: Exploring how agricultural robotics enhances sustainable farming by improving efficiency, reducing resource use, and minimizing environmental impact.
2. Scope: Covers innovations in robotics, precision agriculture, AI, and machine learning, with applications in harvesting, weeding, and livestock management. Includes case studies and environmental assessments.
3. Purpose: Highlight advances in agricultural robotics, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, address food security and climate challenges, and bridges the gap between technology and sustainable farming practices.

This Special Issue supplements the existing literature by integrating sustainability into agricultural robotics, connecting technological innovation with environmental and social impacts. It extends research beyond engineering to address resource conservation, carbon reduction, and SDGs, offering practical insights for sustainable farming.

The Special Issue “Advancing Agricultural Robotics for Sustainable Farming: Innovations, Applications, and Environmental Impact” promotes precision farming, reductions in resource use and emissions, the boosting of productivity, and seeks to enhance rural development. It integrates technology, environmental science, and policy to drive sustainable agriculture, aligning with the journal’s focus on practical and measurable solutions.

Dr. Yuanhong Li
Dr. Dong Chen
Dr. Tianyi Wang
Guest Editors

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