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The Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge honoured in the Walk of Fame at Wageningen Campus
After winning the WUR Impact Award in 2024, the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge has now been honoured with a tile in the Walk of Fame at Wageningen Campus. This recognition highlights the challenge’s significant impact on the future of AI-driven greenhouse farming and sustainable food production. The WUR Impact Award, supported by the Wageningen Ambassadors, acknowledges the challenge’s contribution to innovation and practical application in greenhouse technology.
In the past years four editions of the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge have been carried out, growing cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, lettuce crops and dwarf tomatoes autonomously. Each edition provided valuable insights into the future of autonomous greenhouses. The challenge has shown that computer algorithms can increase greenhouse crop production, save energy, and yield higher net profits and potentially control indoor farming in the future.
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Silke Hemming, Head of Greenhouse Technology research team says: “The Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge is all about pushing boundaries together! We’ll keep having fun, staying relevant, and making real impact—because that’s what innovation is all about!"
Serious game
With the prize money of the WUR Impact Award 2024, the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge organized a challenge for the general public. Anyone worldwide could participate in Kassim The Game, a serious computer game in which you can virtually grow tomatoes. The winner was Eduardo Dolores Morales, a student from Peru. Read more about Eduardo winning the competition.
WUR Impact Award
Every year, the WUR Impact Award is awarded to a team of researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) that has made knowledge and research applicable in practice. The award inspires other colleagues to do the same. Societal impact could take many forms, it will require extra steps to ensure that knowledge reaches interested parties, to engage in collaborations and to make science applicable.
The WUR Impact Award is made possible by the Wageningen Ambassadors. The Wageningen Ambassadors are alumni of WUR and all leading figures in business and government who gladly offer support to WUR. By using their network, experience and financial resources, they aim to build a bridge between WUR and society. Learn more about Wageningen Ambassadors.