Press office news tagged robotics
AI model offers accurate and explainable insights to support autism assessment
University of Plymouth news: A deep learning model, evaluated in a University of Plymouth research study, was shown to achieve up to 98% accuracy in distinguishing autistic from neurotypical participants
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%.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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