IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes

Co-funded projects
IPN     IPN Incubadora
Quick Access

SCORPION
Cost effective robots for smart precision spraying

Challenge

The SCORPION project is part of the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission. This program tries to address the negative impact of agricultural sprays on the environment and human and animal health.

In addition, steep and uneven terrain presents challenges due to steep slopes, reduced manoeuvring space and adverse weather conditions. There is, therefore, a demand for methods that increase both the yield and the effectiveness of land treatment.

For this, there must be greater availability of the spraying system (reducing labour costs) and a reduction in losses and the number of phytopharmaceuticals to be used and the use of water and exposure to pesticides.

Solution

The main objective is to develop autonomous robots to spray mountain vines without wasting chemicals, with environmental and economic advantages.

Currently, the solutions are based essentially on sprayers coupled to tractors, controlled mainly by the tractor driver.

SCORPION seeks to develop an autonomous robot, which circulates alone even in vineyards with sharp declines and calculates the number of phytopharmaceuticals to be applied through sensors that measure the density of the plantation. This solution also uses UV radiation to reduce chemicals in treatments, which translates into environmental and economic benefits.

Robotic technology will be modular, that is, flexible and adaptable. It will include advanced navigation, location and security solutions, which allow the robot to act autonomously, facing the child of terrains and the regulations of mountain terrains.

Objectives, Activities and Results expected / achieved

SCORPION is expected to contribute to a significant increase in agricultural productivity with environmentally positive processes, as well as an increase in safety and management of agricultural technology with a reduction in excess human workload.

Project Reference

Grant Agreement No 101004085

Funding


Intervention Region

Portugal, Spain, Italy and Netherlands

Total Investment

2.501.104,83

IPN Investment

101.675,00

Total Eligible

2.501.104,83

IPN Eligible

101.675,00

EC Funding – Total

2.270.606,00

EC Funding – IPN

101.675,00

Duration

31 Months

Start Date

2020-11-01

End Date

2023-05-11

Approval Date

2020-11-04

Consortium

INESC TEC - INESC Technology and Science
Deimos Sspace Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal
KommTek - Intelligent solutions for lawncare
CERVIM - Centre for Research - Environmental Sustainability and Advancement of Mountain Viticulture
EUT - Fundació Eurecat
IMAMOTER - Institute for Agricultural and Earthmoving Machines
Instituto Pedro Nunes
Associació AEI
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação
Stichtinhg Wageningen Research

Website

https://scorpion-h2020.eu/

Keywords

Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS);
Services & Application;
Robot;
Precision Spraying;
Agriculture.
Back to projects See next project