Press office news tagged robotics

UK-first disinfection robot could enable more medical procedures and help cut waiting lists

A robot that decontaminates air is being trialled in a Cornish hospital – with early results suggesting it could reduce room downtime in critical parts of the hospital by more than 60%.
20 October 2022
Company makes significant progress with raspberry harvesting robots

University of Plymouth news: The robots developed by Fieldwork Robotics have been deployed commercially in two locations in Portugal.
1 June 2022
Fieldwork Robotics secures funding to accelerate development of harvesting robots

Fieldwork Robotics, a University of Plymouth spinout company developing a range of harvesting robots to support the agriculture sector, has raised £675,000 through an equity fundraising from existing and new investors
19 March 2021
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
23 November 2020
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
17 November 2020
University spinout company to begin development of a new cauliflower-harvesting robot

Fieldwork Robotics has agreed a three-year partnership with Bonduelle Group to develop a cauliflower harvesting robot
21 September 2020
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
6 July 2020
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)
24 April 2020
University spinout secures equity funding to enhance development of robot fruit harvesters

University of Plymouth spinout company Fieldwork Robotics has raised almost £300,000 through an initial equity funding round
14 January 2020
Robots can learn how to support teachers in class sessions

Research by the University of Plymouth, and published in Science Robotics, shows robots can take just three hours to successfully learn techniques which can be used to support teachers in a classroom environment
23 October 2019
Research highlighted in report celebrating outstanding business collaborations

The work of University of Plymouth robotics lecturer Dr Martin Stoelen, and his spinout company Fieldwork Robotics, is highlighted in the 2019 State of the Relationship Report written by the National Centre for Universities and Business
19 June 2019
Spinout completes initial field trials of raspberry harvesting robot system

University of Plymouth spinout company Fieldwork Robotics has completed initial field trials of its robot raspberry harvesting system.
28 May 2019