Satellites, robots and AI in farming: friends or foes?

Once a month MUHK (the Rural Life Curiosity Centre) hosts researchers and specialists who explain complex topics in simple terms, and everyone who is interested in nature, food production, farming, the environment and future technologies is welcome to listen and discuss. In November we talk about the modern technological solutions available to farmers.

How do satellites and field robots collect information about the world around us, and what has to happen to that data before it becomes practically useful knowledge? We look at how satellite monitoring is built, using the examples of the European Space Agency (ESA), Sentinel and Landsat, and give an overview of drones and agricultural robots: how they work and which technological approaches are shaping the development of the field. The talk is opened by Teet Liiv, a doctoral student in soil science and plant cultivation at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, and the leaders of the BlueNimbus student project of the Estonian Aviation Academy.

Entry with a museum ticket; the museum card is not valid. Students free. The events are supported by the Estonian Research Agency. Upcoming events: 21 January 2027, 17:00–19:00, "Food waste under the lens: when is there too much?"; 18 February, 17:00–19:00, "Food security: what's on the menu?"

Thursday 19 November, 17:00–19:00, MUHK (Rural Life Curiosity Centre), Muuseumi 2, Ülenurme.