"TECNALIA promotes social inclusion in rural areas using AI”
TECNALIA has presented an exoskeleton prototype designed to assist workers in pruning tasks.
During the last edition of Expoliva, held in Jaén, the farmers’ association Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (UPA) presented an exoskeleton prototype designed to assist workers in pruning tasks, relieving physical effort and improving ergonomics.
This development, together with virtual reality glasses, will function as intelligent assistants for pruners.
Technology and Artificial Intelligence
This is all part of the AGRIMATE project, which aims is to revolutionise olive pruning using technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and robotics.
With a planned duration of five years, Agrimate aims not only to improve the sector’s productivity and efficiency, but also to promote social inclusion and improve working conditions in rural areas.
New opportunities for implementation
With the aim of adapting the technological solutions to the real needs of traditional olive groves, TECNALIA, as the coordinating entity of the European consortium, has also led a large amount of field work through surveys of farmers and technicians in the sector.
This direct interaction has enabled the identification of new implementation opportunities, such as the use of exoskeletons in harvesting tasks, and has also provided insight into the sector’s knowledge and willingness to adopt new technologies.
