Research publications and data from Agri-OpenCore, newest first within each section. Please cite these when you use AOC software or data.

Journal articles

  • J. H. Grant, Z. Huang, L. Guevara, W. Morris and L. Manning. Investigating robot acceptance in UK agriculture. Journal of Rural Studies, 123, 104096, 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104096
  • L. Manning, J. H. Grant, Z. Huang and L. Guevara. Agricultural robots: using anticipatory approaches to embed appropriate hygienic design of hardware. British Food Journal, 128(4), 1257–1273. doi:10.1108/BFJ-12-2024-1328
  • G. Kulathunga, A. Yılmaz, Z. Huang, I. Hroob, J. Singh, L. Guevara, G. Cielniak and M. Hanheide. Navigating Narrow Spaces: A Comprehensive Framework for Agricultural Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(9), 9296–9303, 2025. doi:10.1109/LRA.2025.3592100
  • G. Kulathunga, A. Yilmaz, Z. Huang, I. Hroob, H. Arunachalam, L. Guevara, A. Klimchik, G. Cielniak and M. Hanheide. Resilient Timed Elastic Band Planner for Collision-Free Navigation in Unknown Environments. Journal of Field Robotics, 42(7), 3902–3917, 2025. doi:10.1002/rob.22602
  • L. Manning and J. H. Grant. Place-Based Impact: Accelerating Agri-Technology Adoption in an Evolving ‘Place’. Sustainability, 17(12), 5292, 2025. doi:10.3390/su17125292
  • L. Manning and J. H. Grant. Food safety management systems: The role of cognitive and cultural biases in determining what is ‘safe enough’. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 156, 2025. University of Lincoln repository
  • G. P. Das, G. Cielniak, J. R. Heselden, S. Pearson, F. Del Duchetto, Z. Zhu, J. Dichtl, M. Hanheide, J. Pulido Fentanes, A. Binch, M. F. Hutchinson and P. J. From. A Unified Topological Representation for Robotic Fleets in Agricultural Applications. Journal of Field Robotics, 42(3), 760–786 (published online December 2024). doi:10.1002/rob.22494

Conference papers

  • M. Sheikh Sofla, A. Yilmaz, G. Cielniak and M. Calisti. Stiffness estimation of delicate objects using a soft haptic whisker. In 2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2025. doi:10.1109/RoboSoft63089.2025.11020865
  • H. Arunachalam, Z. Huang, M. Hanheide and L. Guevara. Runtime Anomaly Monitoring of Human Perception Models for Robotic Systems. In 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 723–729, 2024. doi:10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711500
  • L. Guevara, P. Wariyapperuma, H. Arunachalam, J. P. Vasconez, M. Hanheide and E. Sklar. Robot-assisted fruit harvesting: a real-world usability study. In 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2517–2523, 2024. doi:10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711777
  • J. P. Espejel Flores, A. Yilmaz, L. A. Soriano Avendaño and G. Cielniak. Comparative Analysis of Unity and Gazebo Simulators for Digital Twins of Robotic Tomato Harvesting Scenarios. In Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2024), 2024. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-72059-8_2

Workshop papers

  • J. Cox, E. Smith, I. Hroob, L. Guevara, M. Hanheide and G. Cielniak. Benchmarking Anomaly Detection for Agricultural Robots Using Proprioceptive Sensor Data. In ICRA 2026 Workshop on Agricultural Robotics: Dealing with the Complex Agricultural Environment, 2026.
  • R. de Silva and G. Cielniak. Calibration-Informative Region Selection for Online LiDAR–Camera Calibration in Agricultural Environments. In ICRA 2026 Workshop on Agricultural Robotics: Dealing with the Complex Agricultural Environment, 2026.
  • L. Herrera-Ubaldo, J. P. E. Flores, L. Soriano, G. Cielniak and L. Guevara. Physically Realistic Digital Replica of Strawberry Plants for Robotics. In Innovative Agricultural Technologies: Proceedings of IAT Congress 2025, p. 111, 2026.
  • R. Dang, A. Yilmaz and G. Cielniak. Plant2Sim3D: From Real Plants to Simulated Worlds via Video-Driven 3D Mesh Generation. In IROS 2025 Workshop on Agricultural Robotics: Advances in Design, Perception and Control to Deal With the Complex Agricultural Environment, 2025.

Preprints

  • P. Wariyapperuma, Z. Huang, H. Vu, E. Roque, M. Sanz, G. Kulathunga, L. Soriano, T. Arevalo, G. Cielniak, M. Hanheide, T. Bohné and L. Guevara. AGHRI: A dataset and benchmark for multimodal robot perception of humans in agricultural and off-road environments. SSRN preprint, 2026. doi:10.2139/ssrn.7360013
  • J. R. Heselden and G. P. Das. Unified Map Handling for Robotic Systems: Enhancing Interoperability and Efficiency Across Diverse Environments. arXiv preprint, 2024. arXiv:2404.13499

Datasets

Software

All open-source software is listed on the Software and Resources page.