This year's team event took place last Monday. The meeting point was the technology centre in Pillnitz, where our project partner in the InfraProNet research network "Smart AI-based robotics", Prof. Dr Karl Wild, gave exciting insights into technology in Horticulture and Agriculture.

A particular focus was placed on intelligent and autonomous systems in agriculture, which combine innovative approaches from Informatics, Mechanical Engineering and Agriculture to increase efficiency and precision in land cultivation. It quickly became clear that by combining the various competences of our university, many of the challenges for modern and highly automated agriculture can be solved together.

Afterwards, we went out into the field together on our bikes. A special experience awaited us there: anyone who wanted to was allowed to take a ride in a tractor on the paths of the HTWD's test fields and experience agriculture from a completely new perspective, namely from the driver's cab.

The final highlight was the guided tour of the HTWD greenhouses. Manuela Haase, head of the greenhouses, explained the management, technical processes and challenges of modern greenhouse cultivation as well as the associated teaching content for students and trainees.

A nice side effect: while cycling together as a team, we were able to collect the first kilometres for the HTWD team (PIM) in this year's "City Cycling".