To enhance international exchange and cooperation in agricultural robotics, foster collaborative research on cutting-edge technologies, and elevate the global influence of NERCIEA in smart agricultural equipment, Researcher Feng Qingchun , along with Associate Researcher Li Tao and Assistant Researcher Li Yajun visited Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands, from June 10–14, 2025.They engaged in academic exchanges with counterparts and participated in the 2025 International Horticultural Technology Exhibition (GreenTech 2025).

Leveraging the National Joint Laboratory for Agricultural Robotics at the NERCIEA, researchers conducted academic exchanges with Prof. Erik Pekkeriet a renowned expert in agricultural robotics and his team at Wageningen University. Preliminary agreements were reached on establishing international collaboration platforms and facilitating mutual academic visits. Additionally, a cooperative agreement was signed with JVM Variety Management, the Wageningen University-affiliated technology incubator, to conduct joint research on orchard harvesting robots, integrating agricultural machinery with agronomic practices.

GreenTech2025 focused on cutting-edge technologies such as agricultural equipment, agricultural robots, and agricultural artificial intelligence. Over 500 enterprises and research institutions from countries including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and China participated in the event. Researcher Feng Qingchun, Associate Researcher Li Tao, and Assistant Researcher Li Yajun discussed the research and application of facility horticulture robot products with experts from renowned agricultural robot enterprises such as TTA-ISO, Organifarms, Aisprid, Priva, and Metomotion, and promoted the relevant research achievements of the center.

During the visit, Feng Qingchun, Li Tao and Li Yajun were invited to visit the greenhouse and orchard experimental sites of Wageningen University, exchanging views on the agrotechnologies for the mechanization of tomatoes and apples, as well as the key technologies of agricultural robots. Researcher Feng Qingchun delivered a presentation titled "Exploration and Trend of Agricultural Robots for Fruits and Vegetable", introducing the progress of agricultural robot research at the NERCIEA, especially the apple and tomato picking robots and their application scenarios. Associate Researcher Li Tao delivered a presentation titled "Multi-arm Robot for Fruit Harvesting: Perception, Task Planning and Control", introducing the multi-arm collaborative task planning strategy based on reinforcement learning for picking robots, as well as the achievements in mechanical arm-related motion control. Assistant Researcher Li Yajun delivered a presentation titled "Peduncle collision free grasping based on deep reinforcement learning for tomato harvesting robot", introducing the method of planning the motion path of the picking robot using reinforcement learning, and presenting the relevant achievements of the tomato harvesting robot's full autonomous operation for the entire process of production inspection, automatic harvesting and post-harvest transportation.