Events - PhenoRob

PhenoRob exhibition in the Open Space display at “Haus der Geschichte”

Katharina Monaco — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:37:29 +0000

On 30. November 2023, doctoral students from PhenoRob Core Project 6 had the opportunity to present the Cluster’s research in the Open Space “A look into the future – What does robotics have to do with agriculture?”, organized in cooperation with the Museum House of German History, better known as Haus der Geschichte Bonn, which provided the location for the display as well.

Many people ventured into the exhibition to learn more about the history and the different applications of robotics, also visiting the stand of PhenoRob. It focused on state of the art agricultural drones and doctoral students engaged with visitors, talking about the characteristics and application of innovative agricultural technologies.

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Business and Stakeholder Networking Event “New Methods in Weed Control”

Katharina Monaco — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:41:54 +0000

On 20. October 2023 researchers from PhenoRob discussed together with experts from science, industry, politics and associations new methods in weed control. The network events are designed to promote knowledge and technology transfer between the stakeholders, to discuss the latest developments in the field, and to present technological advances.

The PhenoRob Business and Stakeholder Networking Event Series thus provides an ideal platform for initiating new projects and for getting ahead of the curve in terms of the latest developments and trends in digital crop production and for learning about scientific solutions to real-world problems.

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Silke Gorißen Visits Campus Klein-Altendorf

Franziska Külbel — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:38:32 +0000

The northrhine-westphalian Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Silke Gorißen has visited the University of Bonn’s sustainability campus, Campus Klein-Altendorf (CKA) on September 4, 2023. The talks focused on the University of Excellence’s successes in research on renewable raw materials and the transdisciplinary orientation of its research projects. In addition to sustainable and recyclable building materials and resource-saving vegetable and fruit cultivation without peat, the Cluster of Excellence Phenorob also presented its developments in the intersection of agriculture and robotics.

“Innovations for agriculture and forestry are being developed here at the Sustainability Campus Klein-Altendorf: In Rheinbach, new ways of cultivating and managing fields with robots are being developed to achieve a reduction in crop protection and fertilizers. Research is also being carried out here on climate-resistant tree types that can bind large quantities of CO2 and are particularly suitable for timber construction. The broad spectrum of research projects on the campus is impressive. I am pleased that North Rhine-Westphalia has such an excellent research landscape with such a wide range of projects that both benefit domestic agriculture and serve climate protection,” said Minister Silke Gorißen.

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Silke Gorißen visits the Faculty of Agriculture

Katharina Monaco — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:08:09 +0000

On July 10, 2023, Silke Gorißen, Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, visited the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Bonn. She was accompanied by speakers from her ministry. Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei, Dean of the Facultuy of Agriculture and Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Heiko Schoof welcomed the delegation in the Dean’s Office together with some selected representatives of the Faculty, who presented to the minister the current developments of the faculty in the context of the excellence strategy of the University of Bonn. One focus was the presentation of the research going on in the Cluster of Excellence PhenoRob by spokesperson Prof. Dr. Heiner Kuhlmann. Minister Gorißen showed great interest in the research of the cluster and made her support clear. In a pleasant discussion atmosphere, a large number of socially relevant topics could be addressed and the minister was given a comprehensive insight, not least into the cooperation between the ministry and the faculty. Follow-up talks with the representatives of the departments have already been agreed and the exchange should continue to take place closely.

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Wissenschaftsfestival at Hofgarten 2023

Katharina Monaco — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:54:43 +0000

At the first Wissenschaftsfestival (“Science Festival”) at Hofgarten in Bonn on July 9, 2023, science was presented in a way it could be understood and experienced by young and old. The Cluster of Excellence PhenoRob introduced itself alongside the other clusters of excellence, the prorectorates, and the six transdisciplinary research areas to students, university members as well as citizens of the region. Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Hoch and mayor Katja Dörner visited PhenoRob and the transdiscipinary research area 6 at their booth. We were happy to inform about our research and why we do what we do at PhenoRob even with the smallest researchers at Wissenschaftsfestival – and the kids gave us some art in return!

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Kinderuni at the University of Bonn

Katharina Monaco — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:00:36 +0000

PhenoRob member Dr. Lasse Klingbeil left the young audience in awe by demonstrating how drones work and by explainig how they can be utilized in agriculture to help detect weeds and plant diseases

The initiative of the Youth University of Bonn “Kinderuni” aims to encourage young children to get to know the world of science and research well before the start of their higher education. This summer semester, for the 10th time in a row young pupils between the age of 8 and 13 had the opportunity to briefly experience a day of a university student – namely, attending lectures in big lecture halls, listening to professors and learning about the different interesting fields of science. To inspire curious young minds and to capture their attention, the Kinderuni lectures this semester revolved around different intriguing fields of science, such as museology, theology, astronomy, zoology, criminology and last but not least, agriculture. In his lecture about the latter topic, Dr. Lasse Klingbeil, Professor of Geodesy and Geoinformation held an interactive and engaging presenation about drones and their usage in agriculture.

Those young pupils who managed to visit 10 out of 12 similar lectures in the last two semesters, were rewarded with the Kinderuni-degree, which was handed out to the hard-working young scientists on the 12th of June.

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PhenoRob Career Fair 2023

Katharina Monaco — Fri, 12 May 2023 14:52:48 +0000

New network at the interface of agricultural research, industry and politics attracts numerous visitors at the kick-off

On May 8, 2023, the Business and Stakeholder Network, a network sponsored by the Cluster of Excellence PhenoRob, the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bonn and the Theodor Brinkmann Foundation, kicked off with a career fair that primarily addressed young scientists. The approximately 300 visitors of the fair had the opportunity to find out more about non-academic career paths. The fair showcased 30 companies on two floors from a wide range of sectors, including companies and organizations from the agricultural sector with a direct connection to the cluster’s research topic as well as exhibitors from related fields, such as autonomous driving, surveying and nutrition. The range of exhibitors extended from startups, ministries and associations to worldwide operating companies.

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PhenoRob Wins Excellence Slam 2022

Katharina Monaco — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:58:55 +0000

With his presentation “Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg? Wie Maschinen Pflanzenbilder für die Landwirtschaft der Zukunft malen” PhenoRob PhD student Lukas Drees wins the Excellence Slam 2022 of the University of Bonn. His slam focused on the contribution that artificially generated plant pictures can make to the agriculture of the future. Each Cluster sent one PhD student or professor into the race: 5 Clusters, 10-minute talks and 1 winner – Lukas’ slam inspired the audience so much so that he was applauded the most of all 5 slammers. Sound-wise, the venerable arcarde courtyard turned into a soccer stadium when Lukas finished his talk. Congratulations!

A recorded livestream of the event can be found here.

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patchCROP: Field Robotics Workshop

Franziska Külbel — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:31:03 +0000

In collaboration with PhenoRob, the all-day workshop on field robotics took place on the grounds of the “patchCROP” landscape laboratory of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in Tempelberg on May 3. The workshop consisted of lectures and a panel discussion with experts from science and industry as well as exhibitions and technology demonstrations which provided information on the latest research and development in digital agricultural technology and its application in new agricultural systems. For instance, PhenoRob Principal Investigator Prof. Anne-Katrin Mahlein talked about her latest research results on the use of drones to detect plant diseases. “A real lab, like in patchCROP, offers the possibilities to bring the technologies developed in research institutions like PhenoRob into practice,” says Anne-Katrin Mahlein.

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Ina Brandes Visits the University of Bonn

Franziska Külbel — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:59:17 +0000

On August 9, 2022, the Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Ina Brandes, visited the University of Bonn to learn about the development of the Excellence Strategy. During her visit, she explored the Poppelsdorf campus together with Rector Michael Hoch and gained insights into the areas of research, teaching and transfer as well as about PhenoRob and the other five Clusters of Excellence at the University of Bonn. At the end of her visit, Brandes praised the achievements of the Cluster, also with regard to PhenoRob’s goal to ensure food security due to sustainable, technological applications: “As the most successful university nationwide in the Excellence Strategy, the University of Bonn is a leading location for cutting-edge research – far beyond North Rhine-Westphalia. Outstanding scientists conduct research here on the major issues of our time – such as the energy crisis, Corona and the world food situation. Their results are groundbreaking.”

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