Agricultural Technologies

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) & Bio-Protection
Technology Innovation Key Features & Impact Organisation / Developer Visit Site
AI-based Pest Detection (Robot-assisted) Early pest detection using AI + robotics (linked to LumiBot -type systems) Embrapa
Integrated Pest Monitoring Systems Combines field data + modeling for pest forecasting and control Embrapa
Biological Control Agents ( Parasitoids & Predators) Natural pest suppression reducing pesticide use Embrapa
Farm Mechanization & Agri-Robotics
Technology Innovation Key Features & Impact Organisation / Developer Visit Site
Smart Machine Vision for Crop Monitoring Integration of robotics + 3D reconstruction for plant phenotyping and growth monitoring Embrapa
Robotic Soil Sensing Platforms Automated mobile systems for soil property measurement and mapping; reduces manual sampling effort Embrapa & research collaborations
Autonomous Harvesting Systems Mechanized harvesting integrated with automation increasing productivity (~20%) and reducing labor dependency Embrapa (sectoral research)
LumiBot (Crop Disease Detection Robot) Uses UV-visible light + AI to detect diseases before visible symptoms; reduces pesticide use and crop losses Embrapa Instrumentation
Plant Recognition Robotics System AI + computer vision system enabling machines to automatically identify plant species in-field; supports precision weeding & phenotyping Embrapa