{"id":90072,"date":"2026-10-06T21:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/blog\/de-lagricultura-intel%c2%b7ligent-als-robots-que-senten-leitat-mostra-la-diversitat-de-la-seva-innovacio-a-bnew-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:29:30","slug":"from-smart-agriculture-to-robots-that-can-feel-leitat-showcases-the-diversity-of-its-innovation-at-bnew-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/from-smart-agriculture-to-robots-that-can-feel-leitat-showcases-the-diversity-of-its-innovation-at-bnew-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"From smart agriculture to robots that can feel: Leitat showcases the diversity of its innovation at BNEW 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"90072\" class=\"elementor elementor-90072 elementor-90046\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcce3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bcce3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236383e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236383e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Leitat took part in <strong>four sessions<\/strong> and presented <strong>a sensorised robotics demonstration at BNEW 2026<\/strong>, bringing different technological capabilities related to photonics, food, advanced therapies and robotics to the event.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">BNEW \u2013 Barcelona New Economy Week 2026 reaches its final day after bringing together companies, professionals and organisations from different fields in Barcelona to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the new economy. During the 5 and 6 October sessions, Leitat played an active role in the programme, with four contributions from its experts and a technology demonstration developed jointly with <strong>Thinex<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Leitat\u2019s participation reflected the diversity of fields in which the technology centre works to drive innovation and facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology to industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405c1b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"405c1b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2013a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2013a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Innovation to address new challenges<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137b335 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"137b335\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a8310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29a8310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab54e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ab54e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Leitat\u2019s Photonics and Vision area, <strong>M\u00f3nica Beatriz Della Pirriera<\/strong>, Area Manager of Photonics and Vision at Leitat, took part in the session <em>\u201cSmart Agricultural Ecosystems\u201d<\/em>, alongside <strong>Jaume Casades\u00fas<\/strong>, researcher at <strong>IRTA<\/strong>, <strong>Jes\u00fas Fern\u00e1ndez G\u00f3mez<\/strong>, Director of the Drive Systems Business Unit at <strong>DOGA<\/strong>, and <strong>Eduard Obis<\/strong>, Managing Director of <strong>Agropro Digital Farming<\/strong>. Moderated by <strong>Jordi Barcel\u00f3<\/strong>, CEO of <strong>MODPOW Agritechnologies<\/strong>, the session addressed topics including predictive intelligence, water management and the adaptation of agricultural systems to new climate scenarios.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6880b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb6880b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385891a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"385891a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-10-55-01-3-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-10-55-01-3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-10-55-01-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-10-55-01-3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-10-55-01-3.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3d4a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c3d4a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5039e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5039e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d2533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5d2533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-45-41--1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-45-41--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-45-41--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-45-41--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-45-41--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-45-41-.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d106f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3d106f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226d794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226d794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Evelyn Moreno<\/strong>, Deputy Director of Leitat\u2019s International Projects Department, moderated the session <em>\u201cInterdisciplinary Science and Shared Knowledge\u201d<\/em>, with <strong>Oriol Alcoba<\/strong>, Director of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer at <strong>Esade<\/strong>, and <strong>Alejandro S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, Director of the Industry Relations Office at <strong>ALBA Synchrotron<\/strong>, also taking part as a moderator. The session highlighted the value of collaboration across disciplines, sectors and institutions to drive innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf93f17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf93f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3f3ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b3f3ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c224e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c224e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Food was another area represented in the programme. <strong>Alvar Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong>, Senior Researcher in Bioresources and Agrifood Technologies at Leitat, took part in <em>\u201cFoodTech and the Future of Food\u201d<\/em>, alongside <strong>Eudald Casas<\/strong>, Manager at <strong>INNOVACC<\/strong>, <strong>Bernat Monter<\/strong>, CEO of <strong>Grillco<\/strong>, and <strong>Eduard Obis<\/strong>, Managing Director of <strong>AgroPro Digital Farming<\/strong>. The session, moderated by <strong>Anna Carab\u00fas<\/strong>, Sector Coordinator of IRTA\u2019s CiPA, addressed trends such as alternative proteins, fermentation and the development of new food production models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491ffd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"491ffd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f422e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f422e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-37-10-1-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-37-10-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-37-10-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-37-10-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-05-11-37-10-1.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39afb42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39afb42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904a83f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"904a83f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4235d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4235d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-06-12-57-37--1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90064\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-06-12-57-37--1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-06-12-57-37--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-06-12-57-37--768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PHOTO-2026-10-06-12-57-37-.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2085e30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2085e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83dca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83dca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, <strong>S\u00edlvia Cuf\u00ed<\/strong>, Director of Leitat\u2019s Medical Unit, took part in <em>\u201cThe Transformative Potential of New Advanced Therapies\u201d<\/em>, alongside <strong>Miguel Chill\u00f3n<\/strong>, researcher at <strong>ICREA, UAB and VHIR<\/strong>, <strong>N\u00faria Gavald\u00e0<\/strong>, Director of Strategy and of the Advanced Therapies Platform at the <strong>Blood and Tissue Bank<\/strong>, and <strong>Josep Samitier<\/strong>, Executive Director of <strong>Fraunhofer Spain<\/strong>. The session was moderated by <strong>Miquel Salas<\/strong>, Director of Scale-up and Access at <strong>BIOCAT<\/strong>, and focused on the development of these therapies and the challenges associated with their integration into clinical practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53c304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d53c304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d279db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d279db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Robotics that incorporates the sense of touch<\/h4><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Alongside the talks, Leitat also brought a technology demonstration developed jointly with <strong>Thinex<\/strong> to BNEW.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The demonstration features a <strong>sensorised robotic gripper<\/strong> capable of detecting forces, contact points and deformations while handling objects. The integration of printed electronics and flexible materials gives the surface new sensing capabilities and enables the system to adjust its gripping force and handle objects with greater precision.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">This combination of technologies opens up possibilities in areas such as logistics, industrial automation, collaborative robotics, advanced manufacturing and healthcare, while showing how the integration of different technologies can transform conventional elements into functional, sensorised surfaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ce531 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02ce531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdafbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdafbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791293588879--1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791293588879--1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791293588879--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791293588879--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791293588879-.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cad708 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cad708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff39e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ff39e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Technology, knowledge and connection with industry<\/h4><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Leitat\u2019s participation in BNEW 2026 provided an opportunity to show, from different perspectives, how applied research and technological development can help address specific challenges across a wide range of sectors.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Smart agriculture, food, advanced therapies, photonics and robotics were all part of a participation that reflects the breadth of Leitat\u2019s capabilities and its commitment to connecting knowledge, technology and industry.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">BNEW also provided a space to build new connections, exchange experiences with other stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem and explore new opportunities for collaboration.<\/p><p>Leitat would like to thank <strong>BNEW<\/strong>, the <strong>Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona<\/strong> and the <strong>DFactory Barcelona<\/strong> ecosystem for the opportunity to take part in this edition, as well as all the companies, professionals and organisations with which it shared these sessions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leitat took part in four sessions and presented a sensorised robotics demonstration at BNEW 2026, bringing different technological capabilities related to photonics, food, advanced therapies and robotics to the event. 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