Editorial Deep Dive // Robotics in Agriculture: Converting Technical Promise into Operational Reality
Go beyond the main-stage R&D conversations and focus on real-world commercialization and deployment. As the main stage pauses, these fast-paced panels and interactive roundtables in breakout rooms will explore what it takes to bring AI-powered robotics and autonomous machinery to market across both broadacre and specialty crop systems. Hear practical insights from corporates, startups, and investors, and join the conversation to surface new ideas, share challenges, and co-create solutions that can scale.
- As robotics and autonomy mature, how do we shift the focus from breakthrough R&D to dependable deployment at scale across diverse crops, geographies, and farm operations?
- How can the industry overcome the operational, technical, and infrastructural barriers that limit seamless movement, coordination, and support for autonomous machines in real‑world agricultural environments?
- How are investors, startups, and OEMs addressing the cost-to-value equation, and what new commercial pathways can improve market access and adoption?
Campfire Hosts:
- Matt Moreland, Partner - MORELAND FARMS
- Martin Ruebelt, Chief Scientific Officer - NATURESWEET
- Walt Duflock, SVP of Innovation - WESTERN GROWERS
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Sean Sundberg, Business Integration Manager - JOHN DEERE
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Chris Padwick, Director of Computer Vision Machine Learning - BLUE RIVER TECHNOLOGY
- Sean O'Connor, CEO - 4AG Robotics
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