Speakers of the day

Luigi Manfrini

Luigi Manfrini

University of Bologna & Chairman
CONGRESS DAY 2
Avi Kahani

Avi Kahani

Founder and CEO FFRobotics Ltd. (ISR)
CONGRESS DAY 2
Chao Chen

Chao Chen

Monash University (AUS)
CONGRESS DAY 2
Elia Bruni

Elia Bruni

Co-Founder & CEO Aigritec Srl (ITA)
CONGRESS DAY 2
Hunter Jay

Hunter Jay

Co-Founder and CEO Ripe Robotics (AUS)
Congress Day 2
Yaniv Maor

Yaniv Maor

Founder Tevel Aerobotics Technologies (ISR)
CONGRESS DAY 2
Han Smits

Han Smits

Co-owner and director of Munckhof Fruit Tech Innovators (NL)
CONGRESS DAY 2
Peter Ferguson

Peter Ferguson

Director of business development – Advanced.farm (USA)
Congress Day 2
FIERAMESSE & RESEARCH CENTRE LAIMBURG PRESENT

Robotic harvest Day 2

Interpoma Congress 2022 - Friday 18.11.2022

Day two will be dedicated to the subject of automated harvesting and will be attended by the world’s leading manufacturers of picking robots, who will also present and exhibit their innovative machines. Elia Bruni of Aigritec (Italy), Avi Kahani of FFRobotics (Israel), Chao Chen of Monash University (Australia), Han Smits of Munckhof (Netherlands), Leopold Lucas of Ripe Robotics (Australia), and Yaniv Maor of Tevel Aerobotics Technologies (Israel) will take turns on the Interpoma Congress stage. This will be followed by a panel discussion with all the speakers.

09:00

Welcome

History of robotic harvest introduced by chairman Luigi Manfrini.

The high-powered speakers then take turns on stage.

09:10

Moving past the promo videos

How technologists and growers can work together to build a 21st century AG-Machinery Company

  • Peter Ferguson, Advanced.farm (USA)
09:30

ADAM, a robot for precision crop management in apple orchards

  • Elia Bruni, Aigritec (Italy)
09:50

The 21st Century orchard management solution

  • Avi Kahani, FFRobotics (Israel)
10:10

Coffee Break

10:30

Monash apple retrieving system

  • Chao Chen, Monash University (Australia)
10:50

Precision fruit farming on tree level using autonomous robot harvesting

  • Han Smits, Munckhof (Netherlands)
11:10

Navigating the next agricultural revolution

Lessons from the past and insights for the future

  • Hunter Jay, Ripe Robotics (Australia)
11:30

Next generation fruit harvesting

Fruit-picking Flying Autonomous Robots

  • Yaniv Maor, Tevel Aerobotics Technologies (Israel)
11:50

Round Table

Round table with all the speakers directed by the chairman.

Main Partners

Laimburg
Sustainapple
Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano
Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Ripartizione Agricoltura