AI4FOREST
An Artificial Intelligence approach for Forestry Robotics in Environment Survey and Inspection
AI4FOREST is a two-year research project (2024–2026) funded under the PRIN 2022 program of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), within the framework of the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative. The project involves developing an autonomous ground robot capable of navigating through a forest to create a Digital Twin of the sub-canopy environment. The system will map and measure vegetation characteristics (position, trunk diameter, height) and, thanks to an AI-based controller, operate in unstructured environments even with limited GNSS coverage, assessing area traversability. Applications include collecting data to analyze the effects of climate change and the risk of catastrophic events.