ABSTRACT
Agricultural robots are called to help in many tasks in emerging clean and sustainable agriculture. These complex electro-mechanical systems can actually integrate artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, actuators, and advanced control methods to accomplish functions in autonomous or in collaborative ways. Before the deployment of such techniques in the field, it is convenient to carry out laboratory validations. These last could be at the sub-system, e.g., sensors or servos operation, or the whole system level. This paper proposes the development of the hardware and software parts of a platform of agricultural robot. The proposed system, highly motivated by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 context, enables laboratory tests virtualization while keeping real-time functionalities