The new mobile laboratory was delivered to CRA-W on 22 January 2025. It was designed and built as part of the Mobilab project, part of the Smart Farming programme (PRW 2022-2025).
The Mobilab offers a complete solution for conducting demonstration and research missions directly in the field. Everything is designed to ensure that the mobile laboratory operates fully autonomously, from sample management (sampling, collection, packaging) to analysis and data collection (thanks to the CRAWLSPEC manager & explorer tool).
The Mobilab is equipped with state-of-the-art analytical tools, including vibrational spectroscopy spectrometers, a hyperspectral imaging system, rapid analysers based on different technologies, and a weather station. This equipment makes it possible to characterise agricultural and agrifood products, monitor their processing and detect contaminants and potential stresses (biological, chemical and microbiological).
The Mobilab will use audiovisual aids and live demonstrations to showcase a variety of applications in the field: on the farm, in the fields, in orchards or even within companies. It is fully modular and can be adapted to each mission to meet the research, analysis and demonstration needs of CRA-W projects and collaborations.
By taking the laboratory into the field, this tool aims to help overcome the existing obstacles in the Walloon Region to the acceptance and use of these new technologies by the Walloon farming community and businesses. Its goal is to guarantee the quality, safety and traceability of agricultural production and agrifood products.
Financing: Walloon Recovery Plan (PRW)
