Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology unveils future of agricultural robotics

Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology unveils future of agricultural robotics

Director of LIAT coins new farming technology as ‘one of the key innovations to future of farming’. Professor Simon Pearson unveils the Thorvald robot at the University of Lincoln’s Riseholme Campus, alongside  Computer Science and Agri-food academics who are working on the project. Prof Pearson starts off by introducing the new Thorvald robot, and is the second in the world. The

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Robots emerging as agricultural co-workers

Robots emerging as agricultural co-workers

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 11th October 2016. Professor Duckett, who

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Dr Tom Krajnik to give a talk at a world-leading AI lab in America

Dr Tom Krajnik to give a talk at a world-leading AI lab in America

A School of Computer Science STRANDS postdoc has been invited to give a presentation at a world-leading Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab in the USA. Dr Tomas Krajnik, in L-CAS will give a talk next week at MIT: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, USA on ‘FreMEn: Frequency Map Enhancement for Long-Term Autonomy of Mobile Robots’. … Continue reading Postdoc to give a talk at a world-leading AI lab in America

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A sad goodbye

A sad goodbye

We say ‘good-bye’ with a heavy heart to Marc Hanheide from within the School of Computer Science who will be leaving us at the end of this month to start a new venture at the University of Rome. Marc is leaving for a visiting Professorship at “La Sapinza”, one of the top university’s in Italy, … Continue reading A sad goodbye

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