The future of UK and international farming and food production has been boosted after Innovate UK announced today funding of £2.5m for what is widely considered to be the world’s first robotic farm. ‘Robot Highways’ is a project which aims to ensure industry sustainability by addressing labour shortages, the...
The UK’s first global centre of excellence in agri-robotics research will be created at the University of Lincoln, with the announcement of significant Government grant funding today (Thursday 13th June 2019). Lincoln Agri-Robotics will be established as a major new research centre bringing together world-leading expertise in robotics, artificial...
A new advanced training centre in agri-food robotics will create the largest ever cohort of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) specialists for the global food and farming sectors, thanks to a multi-million pound funding award, it was announced today (Monday 4th February 2019). The world’s first Centre for Doctoral...
The University of Lincoln’s Professor Simon Pearson will be delivering his Inaugural Professorial Lecture on Wednesday 13th February 2019. A précis of his talk, ‘The Future of UK Agriculture’: No one can avoid the impact of Agriculture. It creates the food we eat, is a cornerstone of the rural economy...
A fruit picking project, nicknamed ‘RAS-Berry’ has seen a collaboration between scientists at the University of Lincoln, SAGA Robotics and Berry Gardens Growers Ltd create the next generation of fruit-picking robots. One of the largest projects of its kind in the EU, the aim is to relieve agricultural workers...