Shaping the future together: AI & Robotics in Agriculture Demo Day

During AI & Robotics in Agriculture Demo Day on June 18, 2025, hosted by Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo and EIT Food, Europe's leading startups, speakers, companies and investors came together to explore how AI and robotics are transforming the future of horticulture and food production.

What was on the program?

🎤 Keynotes by Professor Marc Hanheide (University of Lincoln) and sustainability strategist Milan Meyberg.

🚜 Demonstrations of machines from AgXeed, AVL Motion and S&dB.

🔬 A look at Maastricht University's high-tech research greenhouse (Nick Bos Greenhouse) and the Future Food Experience.

💡 Panel discussions with AgXeed, KWS Group, LIOF, Rabobank, S&dB and Siemens on AI-Driven Precision Agriculture and Robotics in Sustainable Farming.

🚀 Pitches from 8 agrifood startups from across Europe with hands-on solutions to transform our food systems: CinSOIL, LUXEED Robotics, MyEasyFarm, Neolithics, Orbiba Robotics, Rainbow Crops, Smart Farm Robotix and Tevel.

🏆 LUXEED Robotics and Neolithics won the Pitch Awards, chosen by our panelists and the enthusiastic audience!

⚡️ Inspiring words from Benoit Buntinx, Director of New Business Creation at EIT Food, and Ingrid Vermeer, CEO of Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo.

🎯 Hosted by Simone van Trier.

🎬 Live podcast recording by First Moves.

🤝 And, of course, plenty of networking opportunities!