INTERVISTA 10 INTERVISTA vorare, di apprendere e correggersi in modo del tutto autonomo rispetto all’intervento umano. A quale tipologia di utenti si rivolgono tali tecnologie e quali benefici sono in grado di apportare alla pratica agricola? La tipologia di utenti alla quale si rivolge la tecnologia dei sistemi robotizzati è tipicamente quella dei “final user”, vala a dire gli agricoltori, con l’obiettivo di semplificare e accelerare certi tipi di lavorazione, o di effettuare lavori dove è sempre più difficile reperire personale. Ad esempio nell’allevamento del bestiame sono già presenti diversi sistemi in grado di sostituire in gran parte il lavoro dei mandriani. È ovvio che tutto ciò passa anche dall’interesse specifico dei produttori di macchinari ad applicare i sistemi robotizzati. L’obiettivo finale, ed il conseguente vantaggio, è comunque in termini economici ovvero aumentare la produttività e la qualità delle lavorazioni abbassando i costi. Come si posiziona l’industria agromeccanica nazionale nel particolare segmento della robotica? In valore assoluto il mercato dei sistemi robotizzati è ancora molto di nicchia e uno dei motivi è sicuramente il costo che è ancora decisamente elevato. Tuttavia siamo allineati rispetto agli altri Paesi da questo punto di vista. Vi è da dire che queste tecnologie si integrano perfettamente nel più ampio concetto di Agricoltura 4.0, e il loro ulteriore sviluppo dipenderà sicuramente anche da “quanto” tali investimenti saranno agevolati dagli interventi governativi, nazionali ed europei. EIMA Digital è il salone tematico dedicato al settore che Agridigital rappresenta. Come si posiziona questo Salone nel panorama internazionale e quali prospettive di sviluppo si possono intravedere per i prossimi anni? EIMA Digital sarà un’occasione straordinaria per far capire Digital 'agriculture' has spread in Italy with a delay compared to other countries, but the initial gap is gradually closing. The national industry is also increasingly competitive in the creation of advanced electronic systems... Italian industry can boast a real excellence in this field, where the proverbial flexibility and inventiveness of our companies can be a very substantial added value. It is clear that the rules of the game must be the same for everyone, and from this point of view it is desirable that the political system, both Italian and European, makes a substantial contribution to the development of digital technology, in general, applied to agriculture. However, substantial attention must be paid to the 'how', i.e. how the operation and benefits of these machines are transferred to end users, so that they fully understand their usefulness and advantages. Italian agricultural machinery is particularly strong in creating specific technologies for the different needs of agriculture. Can it be said that the applied electronics industry also maintains this peculiarity and manages to develop solutions tailored to the specific needs of different crops and territories? The answer is positive. Applied electronics is today able to allow the implementation of specific solutions suited to various needs both in terms of crops and territory. And Italian agricultural machinery is particularly 'creative' from this point of view, in the sense that it has the ability to look beyond and propose innovative solutions. The new frontier of digital technologies applied to agriculture is the creation of automated robotic systems; intelligent machines capable of working, learning and correcting themselves completely independently of human intervention. To what kind of users are these technologies aimed and what benefits are they able to bring to agricultural practice? The type of users that robotics technology is typically aimed at are end users, i.e. farmers, with the aim of simplifying and speeding up certain types of work, or to carry out work where it is increasingly difficult to find labour. For example, in cattle breeding, several systems are already in place that can largely replace the work of herdsmen. It goes without saying that all of this also depends on the specific interest of machinery manufacturers in applying robot systems. The ultimate goal, and the resulting benefit, is however in economic terms, i.e. to increase the productivity and quality of processing by lowering costs. How is the national agromechanical industry positioned in the particular segment of robotics? In absolute terms, the market for robotic systems is still very niche and one of the reasons for this is certainly the cost, which is still very high. However, we are in line with other countries in this respect. It must be said that these technologies fit perfectly into the broader concept of Agriculture 4.0, and their further development will certainly also depend on 'how much' these investments will be facilitated by government interventions, national and European. EIMA Digital is the thematic exhibition dedicated to the sector that Agridigital represents. How is this exhibition positioned on the international scene and what development prospects can you foresee for the coming years? EIMA Digital will be an extraordinary opportunity to make it clear to many farmers who still do not perceive it that "the
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