PhD student Javier Arambarri presented the paper "Escenario robótico cooperativo para la automatización de la agricultura vertical" at the CEA Symposium on Robotics, Bioengineering, Computer Vision and Marine Automation (RBVM 2026), held at the Bilbao School of Engineering (UPV/EHU).

The contribution introduces a cooperative robotic scenario designed to address the main challenges of vertical farming, including crop manipulation in highly constrained environments, multi-robot collaboration, and the integration of physical and virtual environments through ROS 2 and NVIDIA Isaac Sim. The proposed setup combines two collaborative robotic manipulators, one mounted on a linear axis to extend its workspace, together with a digital twin that enables the validation of perception, planning, and control strategies before deployment in the real system.

This work represents the first scientific results of the AGROBOTICS-DITWINS project, funded by the Interreg Sudoe Programme, whose objective is to accelerate the adoption of advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and digital twins in agriculture. Through this project, ViSens is developing technologies that contribute to more efficient, sustainable, and resilient agricultural systems.

The presentation at RBVM 2026 provided an excellent opportunity to share the project's initial developments with the Spanish robotics research community and to exchange ideas with researchers working in autonomous systems, computer vision, and intelligent robotics.