Farm Robotics Challenge
Pays student robotics teams over $100,000 combined to build AI farming solutions.
Farm Robotics Challenge is a UCANR Innovate (UC Agriculture and Natural Resources) prize that pays student robotics teams over $100,000 combined to build AI farming solutions, tackling real agricultural problems with unmanned ground and aerial vehicles, custom sensors and control systems. Teams can combine students from up to three institutions total: one lead institution plus as many as two partn…
The Farm Robotics Challenge asks student teams to tackle real agricultural problems using AI, automation and robotics — from unmanned ground and aerial vehicles to custom sensors and control systems. It's open to students at 2- and 4-year colleges, universities and trade or technical schools worldwide, plus a middle/high school Division III for US students.
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