University academics to speak at Farmers Weekly event

University academics to speak at Farmers Weekly event

Robotics, automation and associated technologies – an Arable Horizons talk As part of Arable Horizons hosted by Farmers Weekly, University of Lincoln Professors, Tom Duckett, School of Computer Science and Simon Pearson, Founder of LIAT, will be speaking at the National Space Centre, Leicester, on 26th April 2017. Arable Horizons is a series of 5

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LIAT’s very own Thorvald featured on BBC’s Countryfile

LIAT’s very own Thorvald featured on BBC’s Countryfile

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 in the field. The image featured

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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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Watch ‘Showcasing Developments in Agri-Food Technology’ Here

Watch ‘Showcasing Developments in Agri-Food Technology’ Here

Did you miss our ‘Showcasing Developments in Agri-food Technology’ event at our Holbeach campus? Don’t worry if you did! Watch them here   Dr Simon Pearson tells us how LED’s are helping farming, see how the Microsoft hardware Kinect is moving computer science forward with Professor Tom Duckett, and industry expert Philip Garford shows you his RoboCrop technology.   Click

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Showcasing the cutting edge of new agri-food technology

Showcasing the cutting edge of new agri-food technology

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 world leader in agricultural technology, innovation

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