AEROMATICS · Aeroponic Module Prototyping leveraging AI, Techno-economics & Sustainability
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2026-09-01 → 2030-08-31
- EU contribution
- €1,663,320
- Participants
- 10
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE
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Project objective
AEROMATICS develops next-generation aeroponic vertical farming systems combining additive manufacturing, advanced sensing, and artificial intelligence to enable sustainable, high-yield, and resource-efficient food production. The project demonstrates that 3D-printed modules, optimized through computational modelling and controlled by hybrid AI, can reduce water and nutrient use by up to 40% and 30% respectively while increasing productivity. Over 48 months, a European consortium of universities, research institutes, and SMEs will co-design recyclable aeroponic modules, integrate smart sensors for real-time monitoring, and validate predictive control systems in greenhouse trials across diverse climates. Life-cycle and cost analyses will quantify environmental and economic performance, supporting EU Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork goals. Through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges, researchers will gain cross-sectoral expertise in AI, additive manufacturing, agronomy, and sustainability, strengthening long-term collaboration between academia and industry. AEROMATICS couples innovation with exploitation: validated prototypes, open sustainability metrics, and a joint exploitation committee will support commercialization, policy alignment, and standardization. The project will reinforce Europe’s leadership in sustainable agri-tech through climate-smart, circular, and data-driven vertical farming solutions.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO · TorinoCoordinatorItaly
- 7HC SOCIETA A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA · ROMAItaly
- AFRIDAT UG · BonnGermany
- ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSIS · MAROUSSIGreece
- BENE CERCETARE SRL · BUCURESTIRomania
- GAIA ROBOTICS IDIOTIKI KEFALAIOUXIKI ETAIREIA · PATRAGreece
- INNOPLANT-TECNOLOGIA E INVESTIGACION AGRICOLA · HUETOR DE SANTILLANSpain
- POLITECNICO DI TORINO · TorinoItaly
- UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA · GranadaSpain
- UNIVERSITATEA NATIONALA DE STIINTASI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCURESTI · BUCURESTIRomania
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