Digitization and Automation Developments in the field of Automation and Robotic Systems – An Overview and Insight into a research project

In general, recent developments in the industry sector called Industry 4.0-technologies, such as Cyber-Physical Systems or AI, have already found their way into the field of agriculture. Those technologies have alongside evolutional effects on the used solutions the opportunity to lead to revolutionary or disruptive approaches especially considering robotic systems. The application of AI to reach the next level of automation is additionally illustrated by an insight into a research project for computer-aided process optimization of a self-propelled sugar beet harvester based on machine learning. The approaches and solutions in this field are diverse. For this reason, examples are presented in this and the next yearbooks.