Cluster 3A

Agricultural University of Athens Showcases Smart Farming Innovations at the 2nd ICAERUS Demonstration Event Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) attended the 2nd ICAERUS EU Demonstration Event in Athens, as an important step in promoting collaboration and knowledge exchange among European agri-tech projects. During the event, Georgios Ntakos, from the Smart Farming Technology Group – AUA, presented the group’s contributions to COP-PILOT Cluster 3A, highlighting advancements in autonomous navigation, real-time weed detection, and precision spraying using an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) platform. These innovations, including the AI models and navigation systems developed by AUA, will play a key role in enhancing the

University Tor Vergata to Showcase Smart Sensor Technology at Agrifood Innovation Workshop The University Tor Vergata (TOR), partner in Cluster 3A, will participate in the upcoming online Agrifood Innovation Workshop (Festival dell’Innovazione Agroalimentare). TOR will present detailed information on a new wearable smart sensor specifically developed for monitoring antinutrients in vegetables. This presentation is closely aligned with the strategic goals of the COP-PILOT project, and it will display concrete examples of smart sensor devices that will be integral to the project's exploitation phase.

Our partners from AgroApps participated in the 31st Agrotica, the largest biennial agricultural trade fair in Greece and one of the top five agricultural exhibitions in Europe, bringing together thousands of professionals, companies, and innovators from across the agricultural sector. During the four days of the exhibition in Thessaloniki, the AgroApps team presented COP-PILOT at their stand, highlighting the project’s mission and showcasing the opportunities offered through the COP-PILOT Open Call. The team also emphasized the ongoing work in Cluster 3A, led by AgroApps, focusing on the development of a Collaborative Open Platform that will enable different technologies to operate as

As part of COP-PILOT’s Cluster 3A, AgriTech Transformation and Sustainability Initiative (ATSI), the project successfully carried out, at the beginning of April, the first fully integrated field demonstration of its robotic weed management solution in spinach cultivation fields in Kilkis, Greece. For the first time, all core field components operated together as a unified system under real agricultural conditions. A custom-equipped Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), developed and operated by the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), autonomously navigated crop rows, detecting and spot-treating weeds using on-board edge AI. At the same time, a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle performed aerial monitoring of the same

iLINK Represented COP-PILOT at Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2026 iLINK represented COP-PILOT at the Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2026, Europe's flagship transport research and innovation conference, held at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center in Budapest, Hungary. Initiated by the European Commission together with leading transport stakeholders, TRA is the largest European event of its kind, covering all transport modes and mobility aspects; the 2026 edition was held under the theme “Re-Generation in Transport”. At its exhibition stand, iLINK presented its portfolio of EU research projects across four key technology domains (Cybersecurity, Smart JIT Logistics, AI & Robotics, and Sustainability)

COP-PILOT Showcased AgriFood Interoperability at CEI-Sphere Webinar   On 26 May 2026, COP-PILOT participated in the CEI-Sphere webinar “Solving Connected Data Challenges Through the Lens of AgriTech”, where project partner iLINK presented the vision, architecture, and progress of Cluster 3A – AgriTech Transformation and Sustainability Initiative (ATSI). The session addressed interoperability through the lens of AgriTech and Greek logistics, two domains where COP-PILOT is developing concrete solutions to overcome fragmented data ecosystems. Panagiotis Zikos, CEO of iLINK, presented the Cluster 3A problem statement, highlighting persistent data silos across monitoring tools, robots, drones, and logistics platforms, which can contribute to crop yield

AgroApps represented COP-PILOT at Beyond EXPO 2026 in Athens, Greece. Through the participation of the AgroApps team, the project and its precision agriculture use cases were promoted to AgriTech innovators, technology developers, and visitors attending one of Southeast Europe's leading digital innovation and smart technology events. Beyond EXPO brings together startups, research institutions, investors, and industry stakeholders from the AgriTech, IoT, and digital transformation sectors, making it an important venue for networking, knowledge exchange, and project visibility. During the event, COP-PILOT dissemination materials were showcased at the AgroApps booth, helping raise awareness about the project's objectives, its modular open orchestration platform,

COP-PILOT will participate in the “CEI in the Field: Cloud-Edge-IoT Applied to Agriculture Use Cases” webinar, organised by CEI-Sphere, bringing together pilot projects from COP-PILOT and O-CEI to explore how Cloud-Edge-IoT technologies can address real-world challenges in agriculture and the wider agrifood value chain. As part of the programme, COP-PILOT Cluster 3A – Agritech Transformation and Sustainability Initiative (ATSI) will showcase how Cloud-Edge-IoT technologies can support the digital transformation of agricultural environments and agrifood operations. The presentation will highlight applications across the value chain, including smart logistics, agricultural operations, and sustainability-oriented solutions, demonstrating how connected and intelligent technologies can help improve