Oenobotics (2022): Enabling sustainable oenological practices through a robotic UAS solution for precision viticulture
Oenobotics is an Innovation project funded under the Open Call of the H2020 agROBOfood project, aiming at providing viticulture farmers with innovative and affordable precision viticulture services. The services rely on the Oenobotics drone platform and consist of: a) disease and water-stress diagnostics b) precise spot-spraying for treatment of downy mildew, powdery mildew and grey mould/botrytis early diagnostics c) wireless drone changing through a smart charging dock. The solution addresses the needs of wine-producing vineyards, located in hilly, sloppy elevated locations, that are hard to reach with any machinery. The Oenobotics services will assist vineyard owners in avoiding health impacts of chemicals and heat that they are facing during work, allowing them to react faster to extreme weather changes caused by climate change. It will also be more sustainable and profitable, by producing yield of better quality, using less pesticides (in case of environmental farming) and producing less CO2 emissions (in case of organic farming). In the context of the project, GreenSupplyChain DIH will offer technical services focused on the interoperability of the Oenobotics solution with 3rd party FMIS, as well as business services focused on supporting demonstrations, dissemination and business modelling.