Building Resilient Robotic Harvesters for High Value Field Vegetables
Lead Participant:
MUDDY MACHINES LTD
Abstract
This industrial research project will further develop the capabilities of an existing robotic vegetable harvesting concept in order to develop a prototype that can be used for commercial trials during the 2022 harvest season in the UK. There will be a special focus on the resilience of the machine in an in-field environment as well as cyber threats from external agents.
This project addresses both labour shortages in agriculture and the UK's move towards net-zero greenhouse emissions. This project is led by Muddy Machines Ltd, an agricultural robotics start-up and supported by leading UK asparagus experts at JGHC Limited and cybersecurity experts Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick.
This project addresses both labour shortages in agriculture and the UK's move towards net-zero greenhouse emissions. This project is led by Muddy Machines Ltd, an agricultural robotics start-up and supported by leading UK asparagus experts at JGHC Limited and cybersecurity experts Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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MUDDY MACHINES LTD | £423,332 | £ 296,923 |
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Participant |
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UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK | £49,021 | £ 49,021 |
JGHC LIMITED | £24,868 | £ 17,408 |
People |
ORCID iD |
Florian Richter (Project Manager) |