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Robotics company awarded funding to spearhead on-farm project
Date of alert:
Monday, 23 October 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
National
An agri-tech firm which builds cutting-edge autonomous farm robotics has been awarded nearly £1 million to spearhead its new FLEXBOT project.
Fox Robotics Lts along with three farms – MA & MP Stockwell Barnsmuir Farm in Scotland, Lutton Farm in Peterborough, and Secretts Farm in Surrey – have been awarded the grant.
The FLEXBOT project involves Fox Robotics' autonomous all-terrain robot 'Hugo RT', designed with horticulture farms in mind.
The robot has autonomous navigation, which the firm says will provide support to farmers in their day-to-day operations.
Fruit growers are increasingly interested in tech innovations that can address some of the issues they currently face, such as seasonal labour shortages.
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