Current projects
UKRI SUSTAIN Centre for Doctoral Training
The SUSTAIN (Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial INtelligence) Centre for Doctoral Training is a transformative £10.6M initiative funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Led by the University of Lincoln ...
GAIA: Ground-Aerial maps Integration for increased Autonomy outdoors
Consortium: University of Lincoln , TU Delft , University of Bonn , ETH Zurich .
Duration: 2024 - 2025
Multi-robot mapping is increasingly used in applications like site inspection, search and rescue, and orchard monitoring. The advantage...
VISTA: Vineyard Information System for Technology and Automation
Consortium: Agri-EPI Centre , Outfield Technologies , Vinescapes , JoJo’s Vineyard , and University of Lincoln . Duration: 2023 - 2026
The VISTA Project is setting a new standard for digital vineyard mapping. As precision agriculture ev...
Agri-OpenCore
Agri-OpenCore: Open Development Platform for Agricultural Robotics
Agri-OpenCore is funded by Innovate UK (Project number: 10041179) as part of the DEFRA "Farming Innovation Programme - large R&D partnership projects"
The Agri-OpenCore...
DARKO: Dynamic Agile Production Robots That Learn and Optimize Knowledge and Operations
H2020 RIA, 2021-2024
This is a collaborative project, involving academic institutions and industrial partners across five European countries. DARKO aims to develop a new generation of agile intralogistics robots with energy-efficient actuators...
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Agri-Food Robotics: AgriFoRwArdS
EPSRC, 2019-2028
AgriFoRwArdS is the world's first Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Agri-Food Robotics. The Centre brings together a unique collaboration of leading researchers from the Universities of Lincoln, Cambridge and East Anglia,...
Completed projects
Industrial Automation and Optimisation: Human Robot Collaboration, Co-robotics and Autonomous Systems
An initiative supported by the East Midlands Enterprise Universities and the UKRAS Network .
Mission Statement
Whilst CoRobotic solutions are being considered by companies, there are still many who are hesitant based on the ‘unknown’ cos...
MEdium-Sized AGV for soft-fruit Production (MeSAPro)
Consortium: L-CAS, the Lloyd's Register Foundation and the University of York.
Duration: 2020 - 2022
Using Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) to support human fruit pickers and reduce workplace accidents.
The challenge
Safety is a recognized...
Advanced Robotic Breast Examination Intelligent System (ARTEMIS):
Cancer Research UK , 2020-2021.
Early breast cancer detection has a significant impact on extending survival and improving quality of life. Young women with breast cancer account for 7% of all breast cancers. Diagnostic delays are common and they...
Mobile Robotic Platforms for Inspection and Harvesting in Agricultural Areas (BACCHUS)
H2020 RIA, 2020-2022
With the growing population and climate change, agricultural productivity growth is unlikely to meet the increased demand for food. Besides the increasing pressure to produce more, there is an overall need for higher quality...
Lincoln Agri-Robotics (LAR)
Research England, Expanding Excellence in England Fund, 2019-2022.
This project creates Lincoln Agri-Robotics, a global centre of excellence in Agri-Robotics in the UK. This includes research into autonomous agri-robots that can efficiently...
Lindsey - A robot Tour Guide
Lindsey - A robot tour guide in Lincoln's "The Collection Museum "
Lindsey is the latest in a family of robots developed by the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems, with others working in warehouses, on farms, and care homes. The robot employs the...
ILIAD - Intra-Logistics with Integrated Automatic Deployment: safe and scalable fleets in shared spaces
Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action, 2017-20.
The ILIAD project is driven by the application needs of fleets of robots that operate in intralogistics applications with a high demand on flexibility in environments shared with humans....
NCNR - National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
EPSRC RAI Hub, robotics for extreme environments , 2017-2021.
The National Centre for Nuclear Robotics (NCNR) is a multi-disciplinary EPSRC RAI (Robotics and Artificial Intelligence) Hub consisting of most leading nuclear robotics experts...
Further Completed Projects
Further past projects can be found here.