Field Robotics

Achieving cm-accurate positioning for autonomous navigation in field robotics has historically been a complex and labor-intensive process. Setting up GNSS-enabled hardware required configuring expensive base stations or wrestling with cryptic NTRIP credentials, each setup tailored to specific locations and equipment. This complexity has been a barrier to scaling field robotics in industries like agriculture, logistics, and infrastructure.

Join Aaron Nathan, CEO of Point One Navigation, for a chat with Mike Oitzman, Editor of The Robot Report, about how using network RTK dramatically increases the ease of use for the end user — by granting access to cm-accurate location with a single click.

The session will also cover key technologies used in high-precision GNSS, including L-Band correction delivery, correction standards, and device provisioning and observability approaches. Discover how network RTK can streamline your operations, reduce costs, and accelerate your go-to-market strategy.

In this session, Jason and Tjarko will discuss the state of robotics in farming; projections for where the sector will go next; which sub-sectors are getting funded and why; how advances in embodied intelligence are making ag-tech robots more cost-effective than ever; and how the agriculture industry compares to other field robotics deployments in terms of uptake, growth, and innovation.

This is a rare chance to hear from a leading robotics investor alongside a CEO from a highly successful field robotics company. Together, they can answer audience questions about the opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls of deploying field robotics at scale in established industries such as farming, manufacturing, and logistics.

Autonomous robotic development teams more than often focus on the job to be done such as fruit picking, weed spraying, lawn cutting etc. Once they get to the area of working out how to implement autonomous navigation, projects slow down since this area is so specialized and can be a minefield to literally navigate. This session aims to be educational, highlighting the various options for autonomous navigation, focusing on the role of precise global satellite navigation. Attendees will leave the session understanding the challenges which need to be overcome (in conjunction with other sensors) and the various options available to developers to pursue.

To engineer a complex field robotic system, mechanical, electrical, software, and control elements must work in harmony, often under tight deadlines. SKA Robotics’ Spencer Krause and Chris Grill have tackled challenging robotics engineering problems for major brands like Caterpillar, Komatsu, Seegrid, IAM Robotics, RE2, and Sarcos. Our success stems from our expertise in motivating top engineers and technicians to excel under pressure. This talk will explore the advanced program management tactics and techniques we use to foster high performance and meet stringent deadlines.

When people think of autonomy, they often think of the future of autonomous cars and trucks and how they will make our daily lives more convenient and efficient. However, agriculture is ahead of the curve, and it is benefiting everyone on the planet.

Farmers face an unprecedented challenge. They must feed a rapidly growing population (expected to reach 10 billion by 2025) with less available land and resources at their disposal. Farmers use fully autonomous tractors today to make the essential job of growing the food, fuel, and fiber we all depend on more productive, profitable, and sustainable. With machines that use autonomy and advanced robotics, farmers can upskill their labor, perform precise tasks at scale, and improve sustainability practices to overcome these challenges.

An essential part of deploying autonomous machines on farms are connected digital tools to create work plans, monitor the job, and analyze data from the machines. These tools are the most important app on a farmer’s phone as it gives them true visibility into their farming practices and allows them to continuously improve their operations.

This presentation will explore why farmers need autonomy, how they manage their fleets of advanced robotics with digital tools, and how the data and insights gleaned from the machines helps them overcome challenges to produce more food and clothes for the growing population.

Join our panel discussion as experts delve into the complex challenges of developing robust outdoor robots, exploring issues from environmental adaptability to navigation in unpredictable terrains, connectivity and more.