The AI-operated forest machine weighs 16 tons. This machine was successfully controlled by an artificial intelligence system developed at Umeå University in collaboration with Skogforsk and Algoryx Simulation2. The study marks the first instance of autonomous control of a complex forestry machine using AI.
The findings of the AI forest machine study were published in the journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems1. The research demonstrated the successful operation of a 16-ton forest machine controlled by artificial intelligence, marking a significant milestone in the field of autonomous forest management and heavy machinery control.
The AI-operated forest machine study was conducted at Umeå University in collaboration with Skogforsk and Algoryx Simulation. The first successful trials were carried out at Skogforsk's test site in Jälla outside Uppsala.