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From Innovation to Adoption:
Hardware, AI, Policy, and Funding Challenges in Agricultural Robotics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 1, 2026 | 8:30 - 17:30
About the Workshop
Moving Agricultural Robotics Beyond the Prototype
This workshop explores the challenges of moving agricultural robotics from research to real-world use. Discussions will focus on hardware reliability, AI and agricultural data, AgTech innovation, policy, funding, and adoption.
Hardware and Field Deployment
Hardware and Field Deployment
Reliable systems for complex and unstructured agricultural environments.
AI, Sensing, Data, and Autonomy
AI, Sensing, Data, and Autonomy
Perception, learning, navigation, agricultural data, and long-term autonomy.
AgTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship
AgTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Moving research toward scalable products, companies, and partnerships.
Emerging Interdisciplinary Science in AgTech
Emerging Interdisciplinary Science in AgTech
Connecting robotics with plant science, sensing, biology, and agricultural research.
INVITED TALKS
Perspectives from leaders in robotics, agriculture, industry, and government.
Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks
Short presentations highlighting emerging research and new ideas.
Poster Session
Poster Session
Opportunities to share ongoing work and connect directly with attendees.
Panel Discussions
Panel Discussions
Discussions on adoption, policy, funding, and the future of AgTech.
Featured Participants
Featured Speakers
Chris Padwick
Chris Padwick
Blue River Technology
Robert Shepherd
Robert Shepherd
Cornell University
Steve Thomson
Steve Thomson
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Share Your Work
We invite extended abstracts presenting research, field studies, emerging concepts, deployment experiences, and perspectives related to agricultural robotics.
Accepted contributions will be featured during the poster session, with selected submissions considered for lightning talks.
Topics Include
Topics Include
Hardware and field deployment
AI and agricultural data
Autonomous navigation
Mobile manipulation
UAV crop monitoring
Soft robotic harvesting
Plant phenotyping
Multi-robot systems
Digital twins
AgTech entrepreneurship
Policy and funding
Technology adoption
Join Us in Pittsburgh
Join Us in Pittsburgh
Connect with researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and agricultural practitioners working to advance the responsible adoption of agricultural robotics.
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