Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
Collaborative automation and robotics R&D for agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
UK registered businesses can lead collaborative projects developing innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Projects must focus on robotic and intelligent automated machines and systems; imaging, sensing and monitoring; post harvest automation for on farm and immediate post farm gate operations; or intelligent systems for on farm food storage or…
Projects must focus on one or more agricultural, horticultural and forestry production sectors and on robotic and intelligent automated machines and systems; imaging, sensing and monitoring devices and systems; post harvest automation for on farm and immediate post farm gate operations only; intelligent systems for on farm food storage management and monitoring; or intelligent systems for on farm energy management and monitoring. Heavy equipment and harvesting operations are excluded from forestry. Projects will not fund equine-specific projects, wild caught fisheries, aquaculture for fish production or human consumption, food processing and manufacturing, or projects relevant to non-food or ornamental plants only.
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