Successful fifth edition of the Vision+Robotics Parcours 2026
24 September 2026
Take around 150 interested visitors, eight themed stations showcasing all manner of robotics and AI applications in the agricultural sector, and a glorious Wednesday in September. That’s all it takes to make for a successful Vision+Robotics Parcours 2026. The fifth edition of this biennial event took place on 10 September on the campus of Wageningen University & Research.
The goal of the Vision+Robotics Parcours is to update everyone on the latest developments in the field of robotics and the use of AI and sensors in agrifoodtech. After a short joint presentation in Omnia, the visitors visited the eight themed stations. Each station had its own focus area that the various researchers enthusiastically talked about.
- Arable farming | monitoring, applied data processing, task and route planning for machines and mapping biodiversity.
- Simulation | from real-to-simulation and training physical AI in a simulated environment.
- Openfield machines | simulation-to-real, AI-driven machines, harvesters and tools. Self-propelled pea thresher
- Horticultural robotics | live demonstrations (both remotely and on-site) and securing the AI pipeline. Broccoli harvester.
- Food Robotics | robotics for the fish processing industry, sorting, processing of fresh products and waste streams under hygienic and climate-controlled conditions and the 3D printing of food.
- Livestock farming | Animal monitoring, behavioural analysis and the use of multiple robots and machines on the farm.
- Sensors | developments in the field of spectral sensors, 3D, Raman technology, Perception AI and reinforcement learning.
- Actuators | A selection of innovative grippers and systems that combine perception with calibration, gripping and movement.
During lunch, Sjoukje Heimovaraa, chair of the Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research, and programme manager Erik Pekkeriet talked to the attendees. All in all, the organizers look back on a very successful day. “There was a lot to see and experience, almost too much. People went home satisfied,” says Erik Pekkeriet.
