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SCORPION Monthly Talks: “Map Extraction from Satellite Images”. The 6th episode is out!

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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Listen to the latest episode of SCORPION Monthly Talks: “Interacting with ISOBUS and CANOpen networks in a Robotic Context”

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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SCORPION Integration V at SYNERGY DAY: Robotics and IoT for Vineyards

SCORPION is pleased to invite you to the SYNERGY DAY that will take place in Museu do Douro and Quinta do Seixo (Portugal) on October 26, 2023. The event is
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What data can sensors provide useful for VRT? Tatiana Pinho and André Baltazar discuss in episode 4 of SCORPION Monthly Talks

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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INTEGRATION IV – Sprayer applying nitrogen/fungus/UV

During the IV Integration event, the integration of sprayers for the SCORPION robot was held.It took place at the Vineyards of Aymavilles village (Aosta), Italy, from 13-15 June 2023. The
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Listen to the third episode of SCORPION Monthly Talks: Can we eliminate the use of phytosanitary products in grape growing?

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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Episode 2 of SCORPION Monthly Talks is out: Lightweight electrical platforms xtractors. Is there a middleground?

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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Check the first episode of SCORPION Monthly Talks: Challenges of Steep Slope Vineyards Where Robotics Could Help

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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SCORPION Factsheets

We will be launching another initiative to accompany the SCORPION Monthly Talks Podcast series. This will involve the development of a series of Factsheets containing content related to the topics
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SCORPION Monthly Talks, project´s new podcast series

The SCORPION project is launching SCORPION Monthly Talks, a monthly Podcast series, as part of its activities this year. Listeners will be able to understand the progress of the project,
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Integration III – Precision Spraying validation and evaluation

SCORPION has successfully accomplished the III Integration phase! As part of a continuous integration process, the AGROB platform has been upgraded with the integration of a diesel power motor generator
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SCORPION project Showcased at World FIRA 2023

The robot developed within the SCORPION project was showcased at the World FIRA 2023, an international event for AgRobotics and autonomous solutions for agriculture, held in Toulouse (France) from 7-9
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SCORPION mid-term Review Meeting

On the 18th of January 2023, the SCORPION project partners gathered at the INESC TEC in Porto, Portugal, for their mid-term review meeting. The meeting was attended by the Project
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Check out the most recent SCORPION articles published in the Journal of Field Robotics

“Topological map-based approach for localization and mapping memory optimization” Aguiar, A.S.; Santos, F.N.; Santos, L.C.; Sousa, A.J.; Boaventura-Cunha, J. (2022) Abstract: Robotics in agriculture faces several challenges, such as the
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SCORPION General Assembly

On the 15th of December 2022, partners of the SCORPION project joined together virtually for a productive General Assembly. Participants discussed the project’s current status, the progress that had been
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INNOVI Presents SCORPION at Smartech Connection’s Grape & Wine-Smart Technologies Exchange

On December 13th, 2022, in Catalonia, SCORPION project was presented by the partners from INNOVI at the Vallformosa winery in the context of the “Smartech Connection”. This annual event, organized
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EURECAT Presented SCORPION Technologies at Iberian Robotics Conference – ROBOT 2022

EURECAT, a partner of the SCORPION project, participated in the Iberian  Robotics Conference – ROBOT 2022, which took place from 23-25  November 2022 in Zaragoza, Spain. The event was focused
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SCORPION partner TEYME participated in the EIMA International Fair

From the 9th to the 13th of November, 2022, the 45th edition of the EIMA International Fair took place in Bologna (Italy). SCORPION´s partner –  TEYME – participated with a
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SCORPION participation at EIMA International 2022

EIMA International is the International Exposition of Machinery for Agriculture and Gardening,a biennial event created in 1969 by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, and organized by the federation’s
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SCORPION participation at SANT MIQUEL FAIR 2022

SCORPION partners from TEYME participated in the 68th Sant Miquel Agricultural Fair. The event occurred in Lleida, Spain, from 29 September to 2 October 2022. Sant Miquel Agricultural Fair was
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Upcoming: 7th WORLD FIRA 2023 – The AG Robotics Forum, February 7th to 9th, 2023 in Toulouse – France

The world’s leading event for innovations showcase in agricultural automation and robotics. WORLD FIRA brings on stage the state-of-the-art of the latest innovations of the industry in terms of technologies,
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Checkout the latest SCORPION Integration video – Tractor and sprayer integration

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European Robotics Forum at Ahoy Conference Center in Rotterdam

SCORPION partner EURECAT participated in the European Robotics Forum 2022 (ERF2022), and gave an insightful presentation about SCORPION within the workshop “AI and robotics in agri-food: the present and the
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SCORPION partner EURECAT has been interviewed by the Spanish TV show Planeta R

SCORPION partner EURECAT was invited to participate in an interview for the Spanish TV show Planeta R in a special edition about agricultural sustainability and gave an enlightening interview about
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Upcoming: Integration III – Precision spraying validation and evaluation

During the third integration, due to take place in November 2022, the spraying quality of SCORPION with the two sprayers is going to be checked on a real slope Spanish
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SCORPION partners participated in the agROBOfood’s DEMODAYS

SCORPION partners participated in the agROBOfood’s DEMODAYS – “Robotics solution for the grapevine” sector hold in May 25th at Jean Leon Winery, Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain. The aim of
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Integration II – Tractor and sprayer integration

SCORPION has successfully accomplished the II Integration phase. In a continuous integration process, AGROB platform have been upgraded with the integration of diesel power motor generator and mechanical interfaces (integrations
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Discover the Mowit tool, developed under NOVATERRA Project: a fully electrical solution for precision agriculture in vineyards!

The localization solutions developed under SCORPION EU Project, which are based on #GNSS receivers enabled with #EGNSS solutions were employed in the Mowit. The Mowit is a fully electric tool
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Check out the most recent SCORPION articles published in the IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions

“FollowMe – A Pedestrian Following Algorithm for Agricultural Logistic Robots ” Human-robot interaction is an essential research topic due to the increasing presence of robots in workspace environments. One of
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WETA Robot from SCORPION wins the IF Prize

We are proud to announce that #INESCTEC just won an iF Design Award 2022 with WETA Agro Robot: a hardworking autonomous platform conceived for helping people in agriculture and forestry
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Check out the most recent SCORPION publication “Collision Avoidance Considering Iterative Bézier Based Approach for Steep Slope Terrains”

The Agri-Food production requirements needs a more efficient and autonomous processes, and robotics will play a significant role in this process. Deploying agricultural robots on the farm is still a
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Check out the most recent SCORPION publication “Localization and Mapping on Agriculture Based on Point-Feature Extraction and Semiplanes Segmentation From 3D LiDAR Data”

Developing ground robots for agriculture is a demanding task. Robots should be capable of performing tasks like spraying, harvesting, or monitoring. However, the absence of structure in the agricultural scenes
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UPCOMING: World FIRA 2021: 7-9th December 2021

The World FIRA hybrid event will be held both online and in France, from the 7th-9th December 2021. Robot manufacturers, agricultural businesses, producers, investors, suppliers, and entrepreneurs from all over
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Integration I: Robotic sensors and low-level controllers

During the 1st Scorpion Integration we have tested a GNSS receiver from DEIMOS, that is fully compatible with Galileo Signals (#EU #Space #EUSPA #Galileo). This receiver will enable to develop
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EIMA International Fair

From the 19th to the 23rd of October 2021, during the 44th edition of the EIMA International Fair in Bologna (Italy), SCORPION´s partner – STEMS-CNR – participated with a stand
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Application to the IF Prize

SCORPION´s team has applied for the IF prize with the Weta – Agro Robot / Autonomous Platform for Agriculture and Forestry. Weta is an autonomous all-terrain platform, a universal vehicle prepared to be loaded
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SCORPION team at the European Event | Agriculture 4.0 – Driving Sustainability for the European Wine Sector

SCORPION coordinator Dr Filipe Santos from INESCTEC will be presenting at the virtual conference “Agriculture 4.0 – Driving Sustainability for the European Wine Sector” on June the 16th during the
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European project SCORPION featured on several Portuguese newspapers

The launch of Scorpion Project was featured on several online newspapers. Researchers from the Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), in Porto, have announced the
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Scorpion coordinator in an interview to Antena 1

Scorpion coordinator Filipe Neves dos Santos from INESC TEC has given an interview to Antena 1 – Portugal em direto about the development of robots to spray mountain vineyards. Listen
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