Agriculture and Forestry
Robotics
Biodiversity
Nature Conservation
FKZ 02WDG1757
BioBots
Promoting Biodiversity in Roadside Vegetation – Creating Biotope Corridors Using Autonomous Robots
Duration: February 1, 2026 – January 31, 2028
Consortium:
- Paltech GmbH
- Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten – Institut für angewandte KI und Robotik
- Leibniz Universität Hannover – L3S Research Center
Contact Person (Coordinator)
Felix Schiegg
Paltech GmbH
Kaufbeurer Str. 85
87437 Kempten
What the Project Is About
The BioBots project aims to develop and test new digital and automated approaches for the ecologically sustainable management of roadside areas. Roadside areas represent large-scale spaces that have been underutilized to date and offer significant potential for promoting biodiversity and connecting habitats. As part of the project, autonomous robotic systems are being used in combination with artificial intelligence methods to make maintenance processes more efficient, environmentally friendly, and easier to plan.
The focus is on needs-based and differentiated maintenance that takes into account both ecological requirements and operational conditions. Additionally, organizational and conceptual issues are addressed, including data collection, monitoring, and potential utilization and application concepts for the resulting biomass. Development and validation take place in close collaboration with partners from the field and research. BioBots combines environmental technology, digitalization, and robotics, thereby contributing to sustainable infrastructure maintenance as well as climate and nature conservation goals.