Natural Resources Institute Finland is Finland’s second largest governmental research institute, performing non-profit research and providing expert services, in order to advance the bioeconomy and the sustainable use of natural resources. Its research is divided into four multidisciplinary research programmes which aim to create new bio-based products and business opportunities, increase productivity by digitalization, support regional vitality by circular economy, create well-being from immaterial values, and support the profitability of healthy food production.
LUKE acts as main facilitator for the pilot tests integrating robotics for the agriculture within Pilot 2. In addition, it leads the Advisory Board Coordination Task while participating to the platform architecture design and development.