GIM Robotics

Excellence in Generic Intelligent Machines

Finland Case: Healthy Food

Cmo Finlandia dej de ser el pas del mundo donde ms

gente mora porque le fallaba el corazn

North Karelia, 180.000 pp, 1000 heart attack/yr, 1/2< 65 yr old, 40%
fatals.

Fatty milk, a lot of butter, fatty meat, salty sausage & cigarettes

Government support to rethink agricultural practices of the nation.

Health should be positive

Lack of fruit variety but many delicious berries.

Heart disease has been reduced from 1970 to 1995 by 73% in North
Karelia and 65% throughout Finland

Finland Case: Healthy Food

Health-promoting innovations as a source of renewal in the Finnish food industry

[1]

Finland Case: Healthy Food

Key actors and areas in Finnish functional food R&D

[1]

Finland Case: Healthy Food Innovation

Searching for an international market

for plant stanol ester Benecol

highest expectations on placed on

cholesterol lowering Benecol. Foreseen to
conquer world-wide markets rapidly but the
particularities of consumer food markets,
like local regulations and approvals as well as
consumer tastes, created obstacles
Innovation is based on a patented plant
stanol ester, which is produced from plant
sterols gained from wood oil, soy or turnip
rape. Plant sterols are a side product of, for
instance, pine processing.
Effect on decreasing cholesterol, by
preventing it from being absorbed from the
alimentary canal to organs, known since the
1950s, indicated in over 60 clinical tests.

[1]

Finland Case: Healthy Food Innovation

A spin-off from university research Yosa

Yosa is a fibre-rich snack, made of wholegrain oats.

Yosa, a yoghurt-like snack, flavoured with various
fruits and it contains plenty of health-enhancing
lactic acid and bifido-bacteria.
Based on beta-glucan (soluble fibre found in oats),
been shown to improve digestion, allow a
prolonged energy supply and provide an extended
sensation of fullness. Also lower cholesterol and
balances blood sugar
Also contains a unique mix of probiotic bacteria
such as Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12TM,
Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5TM and Lactobacillus
Rhamnosus 705.
Ideal for vegans, it is fat free and has a significantly
lower energy content than traditional yoghurts.
Yosa emerges from the joint efforts of the research
communi ty to find industrial applications for betaglucan enriched oat bran.
Dev. Started early 90s, 94 license idea, now
turnover 2.7 million euros.

[1]

GIM Finland: Machinery and Equipment

Renewal through innovation
Machinery and Equipment Renewal through innovation cluster

[1]

GIM Ltd. History

The story of GIM dates back to the founding of

Automation and Systems technology laboratory
at Helsinki University of Technology mid 80's.
The group has been involved in numerous
mobile robotic projects, e.g., the ones leading
to automated mining machines and walking
harvesters.

GIM Ltd. History

In 2008-2013 awarded the distinction and grant

of Center of Excellence.
4-6 mil Euros per year for 6 years, around 40
researchers.
Summary Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLXEw2x
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4 founders
10 member team

Key strengths

Mobile robotics

Rapid Prototyping

Autonomous Navigation

Sensor data processing

Sensor Fusion

Sensor Data Collection

Control systems

Integration

Autonomous Navigation

Laser based solutions for mapping and localization

Obstacle detection

Machine Learning solutions

Planning and Control

Major Market of Interest

Mining

Logistics

Agroindustry

Medical

How GIM operates

Customer
Solutions

Product
development

Licensing
Products

Consultation
R&D projects

Technology
platform

3D scanner
Security Robot

Own Products

Solutions

Podium

AGM

Navigation
GIMnavi

3D mapping

TEKES

Examples of customer centric

product design cases

Outdoor
security robot

Full-body
3D scanner

Automatic artificial turf maintenance

Laser Based Solutions for Mapping and

Localization in Mining

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Needs/Problems

Identificados por los expertos en Chile y relacionados con

el rea de especialidad GIM en TIC (Tecnologas de la
informacin y la comunicacin) y que sern incentivadas
con fondos pblicos en Chile.

Estudio: La Fruticultura Chilena al 2030

Control de malezas

Fomentar programas de monitoreo y control de

malezasmedianteimgenes multiespectrales.

Control de plagas y enfermedades

Fomentar el desarrollo de modelos predictivos nacionales

queincorporen tecnologa de sensores, software e Internet.

Establecer un sistema de monitoreo sobre la resistencia a

pesticidas, considerando las principales plagas y enfermedades.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Needs/Problems

Riego y drenaje
Priorizar programas de agricultura de precisin,
incorporando laformacin de capital humano en este
tema.
Apoyar investigacin y desarrollo en tecnologa de
sensores software e Internet.
Promover el uso de tecnologas de distribucin de agua
con monitoreo en lnea, con relacin al balance hdrico, y
monitoreadosin situ por sensores.
Calidad de uva (por teledeteccin)
Postcosecha

incorporar tecnologas que ya estn siendo utilizados en

otros pases como, por ejemplo, paletizadores robticos.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Needs/Problems

Robtica en especfico

Potenciar empresas de menor tamao para el

desarrollo de sensores de bajo costo,
mecanizacin y robtica de usoagrcola

Incorporar tecnologas que ya estn siendo

utilizados en otros pases como, por ejemplo,
paletizadores robticos.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Case 1: Project frost control
Due to climatic anomalies, presumably caused by climate
change, it has confirmed the presence of frost in unusual
times and very different nature than currently known. In
this context, the client needs a predictive system linked
to turbines or other device to minimize the effect of frost.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Case 2: bottling automation project
Currently the bottling of wine is made in a
semi-manual, using an overstaffed. The
customer wants to automate the most of
this phase of wine production.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Case 3: Optimization of water consumption
in irrigation.
The customer wants to optimize the use of water
in irrigation by controlling moisture in the ground.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Case 4: Grass trimmer, weed control
Along with lowering labor costs, the client
seeks
to
replace
agrochemicals
by
mechanical pruning.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Case 5: Disease/Pest Control Project.
There is currently a lot of knowledge about
identification, effects and conditions for the
development of different diseases, but the
client does not have a predictive program
emergence of these conditions. The latter
implies that incurred great expense in
disease prevention, to the ignorance of the
actual occurrence of unfavorable conditions.

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Notes on cases 4 and 5 Costs
- Weeding: 115-135 x ha annual (2 laps are
cutting weeds with machinery and 1 run chemical
herbicide ).
- Preventive Disease Control (powdery mildew Botrytis). 225-270 x ha annual.
- Bottling and packaging: about 0.15 per bottle

GIM & Agroindustry in Chile

Case Study: Vinyards + Robotics

Visit to Clients: Looking for problems to solve

Other notes:
- The selling price of 1 kilo of grapes is $ 100 (CLP),
while the cost of harvesting is $ 50 (CLP) per kilo.
This clearly reflects the high cost of labor.
- The rainfall deficit reached 40% in the area where
the cooperative is located, which involves
significant challenges for optimizing water
consumption.

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Conclusions

There is interest from the client to adopt latest technology that

produces the same service but a lower cost
The client is not willing (can not), pay the development cost (not even
partially?).
Collaboration among all the stakeholders is essential for successful
innovation in this case
There is qualified human capital to co-develop different
automation/robotic solutions for the Agro-industry.
There is qualified human capital to operate new service companies
and to provide technical support to service company
Financing support/opportunities for developing this solutions is still a
question.

Contact us
Jari Saarinen, CEO

Jose Luis Peralta, CTO

+358 40 536 7753

+358 40 536 7753

Jari.Saarinen@gimltd.fi

Jose.Luis.Peralta@gimltd.fi

www.gimltd.fi

References
[1] TEKES Review 289/2012, Funder, activator,
networker, investor... Exploring Roles of TEKES
in Fueling Finnish Innovation.