During the first nine months of implementation, the AGROBOTICS-DITWINS project has made significant progress in laying the foundations for the development of sustainable, technology-driven agricultural solutions across the SUDOE region.
A key focus during this initial phase has been the analysis of agricultural processes and their relationship with sustainability objectives, including environmental impact, efficiency and resource optimisation. Contributions from all participating regions have been gathered and consolidated to identify the most common agricultural processes and those with the greatest potential for improvement through the application of robotics and digital technologies.
This work has involved an extensive review of existing scientific literature and published studies addressing the impacts of digitalisation on agriculture, with particular attention to robotisation and the use of digital twins. By combining this body of knowledge with the specific geographical, agronomical and market characteristics of the SUDOE region, the project has been able to contextualise and assess existing solutions in relation to regional challenges and project objectives.
As this analytical phase approaches completion, the consortium has progressed towards the prioritisation of key criteria, refining a broad set of sustainability and technological indicators into a focused and practical framework. This prioritised set of criteria will support the selection of agricultural process–technology pairings that will form the basis of the project’s upcoming Living Labs.
The results of this work will be consolidated in the project deliverable D.1.1.1, which will provide guiding principles for the next stages of AGROBOTICS-DITWINS. These include the selection of companies to participate in pilot actions, the definition of technology deployment plans, and the structured development of innovation ecosystems that foster collaboration between research, technology providers and agricultural stakeholders.
Through this preparatory work, AGROBOTICS-DITWINS continues to advance towards its objective of supporting the transition to Agriculture 5.0, promoting sustainable, data-driven and scalable solutions that respond to real operational needs across the SUDOE region.