The tomatoes have been harvested and weighed, the yields and costs calculated, and the results added up. With this, the winner of the 2024 Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge has been revealed. Team IDEAS emerged victorious with their algorithm for the autonomous cultivation of dwarf tomatoes, achieving the highest profit. Stef Maree and Silke Hemming from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) explain the choices that made the difference and the valuable insights this edition has provided for autonomous greenhouse horticulture.
The teams had been in suspense for months. After a summer of hard work developing algorithms for the autonomous control of their greenhouses, the cultivation phase began in early September.
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