BBC One’s flagship Sunday evening programme, Countryfile, this week featured the pioneering work of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT). As part of the show’s Lincolnshire programme, Director of LIAT Professor Simon Pearson, introduced the University’s Thorvald robot, which is designed to support a range of agri-tech experiments...
Advanced engineering could be the solution for the sustainable intensification of agriculture, as technology for producing service robots reaches maturity. An expert in robotics from the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln, UK, will discuss the latest developments in the sector during Agri-Tech East’s ‘Pollinator’ event on...
A pioneering robotics system which could dramatically change the way food is manufactured will be launched this month at the University of Lincoln’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM) in the UK. The Automated Processing Robotic Ingredient Loading (APRIL) ‘robotic chef’ system has been developed by OAL, a leading...
A massive congratulations to our student Rohan Coomber for scooping the prestigious award for the Best Food Industry Skills Meat Student at a recently held ceremony in London. The annual award was given in recognition of Rohan’s outstanding academic achievement whilst completing her Diploma in Food Industry Skills. The...
Come along to our ‘Apprenticeships: All Change’ event at our Holbeach Campus on March 16th. This FREE event will highlight the importance of local agri-food businesses investing in apprenticeships within the agri-food sector, in light of the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy. “Having a strong apprenticeship programme is vital to...
Robotic harvesting of vegetables, automated weeding techniques and the use of sensitive disease detection software were among the innovative technologies showcased at the UK’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing as part of a new agri-tech initiative. Launched in line with the Government’s quest for the UK to become a...