Today, the AIGreenBots EU Project Doctoral Candidates came together for an online training session on the topic of "Preparing an Article Submission"

Collectively organised by four partners across the project consortium [Georgia Tech - CNRS IRL 2958, INRAE, Harper Adams University and Loughborough University, the workshop covered the full landscape of academic publishing, from assessing novelty and research positioning to ethics and hands-on practice. With this workshop, the Universidade de Coimbra and the AIGreenBots EU Project reinforces its commitment to equipping researchers and PHD students with the tools to contribute to a stronger, more competitive European research and innovation ecosystem in the field of agriculture, Machine learning, robotics and much more.

The work "AgriGen: Large-Scale Scene Generation Framework for Photorealistic Agricultural Robotics Simulation" at the Workshop on Agricultural Robotics at ICRA2026

The work "AgriGen: Large-Scale Scene Generation Framework for Photorealistic Agricultural Robotics Simulation", by Utkarsh Bajpai, Serge Tleiji, Cedric Pradalier and Stéphanie Aravecchia was awarded the Best Applied Contribution Award at the Workshop on Agricultural Robotics at ICRA2026 Agricultural robotics is advancing rapidly, yet progress remains constrained by limited field access, lack of control over field conditions, geographic variability, and seasonal crop cycles. These factors make it difficult and costly to acquire diverse agricultural datasets, resulting in limited evaluation and reduced system robustness. While other robotics domains have scaled learning and evaluation through high-fidelity simulation, agricultural robotics still lacks comparably capable tools. With Agrigen, we present a ROS-integrated framework, built on Isaac Sim, for large-scale procedural generation of agricultural environments. The framework supports photorealistic rendering, physics simulation, and domain randomization at scales relevant to robotics research, with built-in support for row crops, orchards, and vineyards and straightforward extensibility to additional crop categories. AgriGen is still work in progress, but you can find more information about what we can already do with the framework at : https://baj31415.github.io/agrigen/

Open Collection and Call4Papers

“AI and Sensor-Fusion for Agricultural Robotics” - Journal: Discover Robotics; https://link.springer.com/collections/dbddadddhc

Workshop on Field Robotics - ICRA 2026

https://norlab-ulaval.github.io/icra_workshop_field_robotics

Celebrating 30 years of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

This year marks a very special milestone: 30 years since the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions were named after the amazing Polish-French scientist who discovered radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes. Since its inception, the MSCA have supported more than 150,000 researchers at all stages of their careers, fostering international mobility, cross-sector collaboration and excellence in research across Europe and beyond. AIGreenBots is part of this remarkable legacy! The 30th anniversary celebrations will feature many initiatives, the first being the inspiring video message from Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s granddaughter. Link: (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mscactions_msca-marieskagkodowskacurieactions-horizoneu-activity-7418974661151199233-6xzO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAC55EwBBUnVNnDWBhCqwMe6raGo67kfr7A). You can find additional information on the MSCA website. Link: (https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/30th-anniversary/resources)

Announcing ICIST 2026: Joining the Global Research Community in Coimbra, Portugal

Following the success of our previous events, we are proud to announce that the 16th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICIST 2026) will be held in the historic city of Coimbra, Portugal, from October 1–6, 2026. https://conference.cs.cityu.edu.hk/icist/

AI GreenBots Mid-Term Meeting Will Be Held on 4 December

The AI GreenBots consortium will held its Project Mid-Term Meeting on 4 December, bringing together all partners to review progress and confirm alignment with project objectives. This meeting marks the completion of milestone M3 (Project mid-term check), ensuring the project remains on track and that upcoming activities are well coordinated across the network.

Marie Curie Alumni Association Launches New Website

The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) has launched its new official website, available at https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu. The updated platform provides improved access to information, opportunities, and resources for the global MSCA community, reinforcing MCAA’s mission to support researchers throughout their career development.

Recruitment of All 11 Doctoral Candidates Completed

The AI GreenBots consortium has successfully completed the selection and recruitment of all 11 Doctoral Candidates (DCs), fulfilling milestone M2 (Planned recruitments completed). All recruited fellows are now formally enrolled in their respective PhD programmes, achieving milestone M4 (All recruited fellows enrolled in PhD programme). This marks an important step forward in the implementation of the project and the start of the research activities to be carried out by the newly appointed DCs.

30th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2025) at Loughborough, 27-29 Aug. 2025

Our colleagues from the Loughborough University (Lboro, UK) will organize the 30th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2025) at Loughborough, 27-29 Aug. 2025. https://cacsuk.co.uk/icac

6th Scientific Workshop at the FIRA 2025

Our colleagues from the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) will organize the 6th Scientific Workshop at the FIRA 2025. The theme is: “Adaptable Robots to Humans and the Environment”. More details here: https://lnkd.in/eqYRpymW

Official Launch of the AIGreenBots Website

We are excited to announce the official launch of the AIGreenBots project website, which went live on October 31, 2024. The website will serve as the primary platform for sharing project updates, news, and resources, as well as engaging with the research community, industry stakeholders, and the public.

Kick-Off Online Meeting Hosted by the University of Coimbra

The AIGreenBots project held its kick-off meeting online, organised by the University of Coimbra, on October 17, 2024. This meeting brought together consortium members to discuss the project's objectives, work plan, and upcoming activities, marking the official start of our collaborative efforts in agricultural robotics research and development.

Grant Agreement Signed

On July 2024, all beneficiaries and the EU officially signed the grant agreement for the AIGreenBots project. This collaborative effort solidifies the partnership between academia and industry, setting the foundation for our work in developing innovative solutions for sustainable precision agriculture.

AIGreenBots Proposal Accepted by the European Union

We are thrilled to announce that the AIGreenBots project proposal has been accepted by the EU. Following a rigorous evaluation process, the EU ranked the proposal and extended an invitation to the consortium to prepare the grant data. This significant milestone marks the beginning of our journey toward advancing agricultural robotics through cutting-edge AI and sensor-fusion systems.