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The Robotriks RTU platform can be fitted with a range of traditional and high-tech attachments for use on farms (Credit Robotriks) WEB

Cutting edge agricultural robots offer a low-cost lifeline to UK farmers

Robotriks was co-founded by Jake Shaw-Sutton, Senior Robotics Technician at the University of Plymouth, and has developed a low-cost robotic platform which can be fitted with almost any agricultural implement

Fieldwork Robotics has been awarded £145,000 to accelerate the development of its robotics technology

Robotics spinout wins Innovate UK grant to support work through pandemic

University of Plymouth spinout company Fieldwork Robotics has been awarded a £145,000 grant by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to accelerate the development of its robotics technology

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School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics achieves Athena SWAN Bronze award

The University of Plymouth's School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (SECaM) has won the Athena SWAN Bronze award

Professor Deborah Greaves

Offshore renewables expert admitted to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, Head of the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, has been admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering

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Boost for South West’s floating offshore wind ambitions

The South West Floating Offshore Wind Accelerator has been chosen to work up a detailed bid for over £30m of potential government funding provided through UKRI’s flagship Strength in Places Fund.

Dr Zaki Ahmed

Spinout secures government funding to advance power technology

Pulsiv Solar Limited, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has raised £500,000 to step up development of its novel power conversion technology

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Spinout signs agreement with Bosch to further development of harvesting robots

Fieldwork Robotics, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has signed an agreement with international electronics giant Robert Bosch Ltd to speed development of its robot crop-harvesting technology

Professor Deborah Greaves

Academic named among UK’s leading female engineers

Professor Deborah Greaves has been listed by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) among its Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability.

Distant ships crossing the English Channel at twilight

Keeping the fleet sailing during Covid-19

Dr Kimberly Tam, from the Maritime Cyber Threats Research Group, talks about its work to protect ships from cyber attacks so that essential supplies can reach the UK's ports

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Partnership provides 20,000 recyclable face shields for COVID-19 essential staff

Engineers at the University of Plymouth are working alongside staff from Plympton-based Prestige Packaging to design and manufacture a new series of recyclable face shields for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daisy-Rose Davies is studying on the MEng (Hons) Robotics programme and
is also current chair of the University of Plymouth Students’ Union’s Women’s
Engineering Society

Student receives national award to boost robotics studies

Daisy-Rose Davies is studying on the MEng (Hons) Robotics programme at the University of Plymouth and has been awarded a prestigious bursary by the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET)

Dr Zaki Ahmed

University spinout awarded Japanese patent for energy technology

Pulsiv Solar, a University of Plymouth spinout company, has been awarded a Japanese patent as it speeds the development of its pioneering power technology