AgriFoRwArdS Newsletter Issue 18 - October 2024 Edition

Welcome to the 18th issue of the AgriFoRwArdS CDT Newsletter. Scroll down to find out what has been happening within AgriFoRwArdS, and the wider Agri-Food Robotics community, recently.

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A big PhD welcome for Cohort 5

University of Cambridge welcome their PhD students

On Friday 4th October 2024, AgriFoRwArdS CDT-Cambridge hosted a welcome event for it's last cohort, who started their PhDs this October.

The students have successfully completed their Cambridge PhD applications, secured industry funding, and are currently settling into their colleges. All students starting this year will be studying in different divisions of the Department of Engineering.

Two students, Dimitris Paparas and Catherine Merchant, will be conducting their PhD research with support from the James Dyson Foundation, and Liyou Zhou's PhD proposal attracted the attention of Wayve, a London-based company focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology for self-driving cars. Omar Faris and Amanda Xu are also beginning their research at Cambridge, focused on tactile sensing and robotic manipulation respectively.

During the event, the AgriFoRwArdS CDT members listened to student presentations, and new students received tips on how to handle the demands and needs of Cambridge PhD studies from other CDT students who were happy to share their experiences.

The welcome event went well and we are looking forward to the future academic achievements of all the CDT students. The Cambridge CDT team also informally wished all the best to the Cohort 2 students who's studentships came to an end on 30 September. They are now in their final stages of their PhD work and will be submitting their PhD thesis in the near future.

Cohort 5 Lincoln students welcomed to the PhD phase

On 24th September the Lincoln team and students came together for the Quarterly Research Progress Meeting and PhD tutorial. The event focused specifically on welcoming the Cohort 5 students to the PhD phase of their research at Lincoln.

Following an introduction from Prof Marc Hanheide - CDT Director, Cohort 4 Student Prabuddhi Wariyapperuma gave us an update on her research progress so far, and her plans for the next year of her PhD. This was followed by a panel discussion, with Cohort 2 Student Bradley Hurst, Prabuddhi, and Prof Greg Cielniak (University of Lincoln AgriFoRwArdS PhD Lead). The discussion focused on the PhD experience at Lincoln, providing the Cohort 5 students with an introduction to the PhD, tips and tricks for succeeding, and some helpful insights into maintaining wellbeing as a PhD student. The panel prompted a great discussion between the students, with those from other cohorts also sharing their experiences, to provide the new PhD students with lots of really helpful information.

This year six students are starting their PhD study at Lincoln:

• Omar Ali is studying under the supervisor of Dr Helen Harman, his project will focus on evaluating how humans are affected by robot actions.
• Benjamin Nicholls is working with Dr Shaun Coutts on his project focused on machine vision weed detection systems.
• Elliot Smith is going to work with Dr Helen Harman, his project will look into multi-robot teams for in-field harvesting.
• Emmanuel Soumo is studying his PhD under Dr Marcello Calisti's supervision, he will be focusing on optimisation of greenhouse salad production.
• Robert Stevenson is working with Dr Alexandr Klimchik on his project on adaptive sensing and mapping of environmental conditions.
• Jacob Swindell is going to be studying his PhD with Dr Riccardo Polvara and his project will focus on UAV and deep learning for agricultural mapping.

We are very excited to see how these students progress with their PhD research. For more details on their PhD projects you can visit their student profiles linked above.

East Anglia to meet with their PhD students

Later in October, the current UEA students will meet with Academic Lead Prof Richard Harvey, and the incoming Cohort 5 students (Eden Attenborough, George Davies, and Violet Mayne) to welcome the new students to Norwich, and share knowledge and experiences.

Will secures CERES funding

Earlier this year Cohort 2 AgriFoRwArdS Student Will Rohde was successful in securing funding through the EPSRC funded Lincam Ceres-Agri-Tech PBIAA, a novel funding mechanism designed to translate and commercialise UK Agri-Tech research within the Greater Lincolnshire and North Cambridgeshire (Lincam) region.

The funding provided Will with the opportunity to complete a 5-month project, building on the work of his PhD, with the aim of increasing the technology readiness level of his scientific research.

Here is what Will had to say about the opportunity...

The aim of my project was to perform a proof-of-concept study demonstrating that our approach to variable rate application (VRA) of fertiliser could reduce the variability in iceberg lettuce at harvest. Since variation at harvest leads to a significant amount of waste, this would ultimately result in a increase in yield.

This project was a valuable opportunity to familiarise myself with the process of applying for funding, as Ceres Agritech awards funding based on a short pitch to an investment committee. In December, I expressed interest in the project, and throughout January and February, I received a crash course in creating a commercial slide deck and preparing for the pitch. Fortunately, my pitch was successful, and I was able to spend the summer working on the project.

This project has significantly enhanced my PhD, giving me the opportunity to focus on advancing my research into something with commercial potential.

Robbie Cato speaks at exciting robotics events

Cohort 5 Student Robbie Cato is currently in the 2nd year of studying his MSc part time, and is due to start his PhD research in October 2025 under the supervision of Dr Francesco Del Duchetto with support from the Douglas Bomford Trust.

We spoke to Robbie about his experiences of studying part time, and what he's been up to this year;

Studying part time means I get the best of both worlds, I get all the support and resources available from the CDT and the amazing research facilities but I also get all the real world experience from working in industry alongside my studies. I’ve been an engineer for almost 10 years now so I like to think I know a thing or two about applied technologies, particularly in manufacturing. But with the knowledge I’ve gained from the CDT, I’ve really been able to experiment with cutting edge systems and concepts which I’m trying to apply to my work – and there’s a great community of likewise people doing the same thing, so I keep getting invited to come and talk at large events which is really cool.

So what events has Robbie attended this year?

Robotics and automation exhibition

The robotics and automation exhibition at the start of the year was crazy for me, I was sat between real subject matter experts and politicians talking about the effects of AI and new tech on the manufacturing sector and people were genuinely excited to hear what I had to say – or at least stutter, I was very nervous.

IRX & EDX

Slightly out of my field was the Internet Retail and Digital Commerce Expo I was asked to talk at, they wanted to hear from an engineers point of view how you could future proof your operations through deploying automation technologies. Well I gave then an engineers answer, and while I got some great feedback and interest, in hindsight I think I could’ve tailored my delivery better for the layman as my audience were mostly sales directors and operations managers.

Robotics and automation awards

Really awesome lately was the judging I got asked to do for the Robotics & Automation awards this year. I got to see presentations from various companies Showing some really interesting developments like autonomous deep sea drones. My job was to scrutinize and score the contestants but it was hard not to tell everyone how fantastic their technologies were. I’ve been given some complimentary tickets to the awards ceremony in November so I’m looking forward to brushing off my tuxedo and enjoying some free food.

Yi visits Industry Partner in Japan

In May 2024, Yi Zhang (Cohort 4 AgriFoRwArdS Student) travelled to Japan to attend ICRA 2024 (you can read more about Yi's ICRA trip here). Whilst in Japan she took the opportunity to visit her Industry Partner RT Corporation, with whom she is working on her PhD project 'Data-driven autonomous robotic food handling'.

Yi had the opportunity meet her Industry Advisor, Yukiko Nakagawa, CEO of RT Corporation, who shared with Yi valuable lessons on how to start a company, build a customer base, and maintain those relationships over time.

It was an inspiring discussion that showed me not only the technical brilliance of RT Corporation but also the strong leadership that drives its success.

Yi also had the opportunity to work closely with the Foodly robot, a humanoid torso robot specifically designed for the food industry.

Find out more about Yi's trip and her visit to RT Corporation on the AgriFoRwArdS website here.

Alex Elias: From America to Wales

Alex Elias, Cohort 3 AgriFoRwArdS Student, has had a busy few months, from attending the IEEE RO-MAN 2024 conference in Los Angeles in August, to preparing for running a workshop at the HAI 2024 Conference in Wales this November.

I've been fortunate to reach some key milestones in my PhD journey. I had the privilege to present my first published paper: " Unveiling Trust Dynamics of a Mobile Service Robot: Exploring Various Interaction Styles for an Agricultural Task", at the IEEE RO-MAN 2024 conference in California, which was an unforgettable experience.

In addition, my first workshop which will be looking at the challenges and opportunities for the adoption and integration of HRI technologies has been accepted for the HAI 2024 conference in Swansea, where I will deliver a session in late November.”

You can find out more about Alex's experience of the ROMAN conference on the AgriFoRwArdS website here, and we look forward to hearing all about the workshop in the next newsletter edition.

2024/25 Events & Activities

The AgriFoRwArdS CDT provides an exciting and varied calendar of events for our students. Below is a snapshot of just some of the activities being arranged for the 2024/25 academic year.

• AgriFoRwArdS Seminar Day (5th December) - This year's first Seminar Day, which will be held at the University of Lincoln, will address the translation of research, and industry connections. The day will also include an EDI workshop focused on inclusive leadership and fostering an inclusive research environment.
• Festive Get Together (5th December) - Students and staff will celebrate the year's successes at a festive dinner to build cohort relations.
• Quarterly PhD Research Progress Meeting (6th December) - CDT Students from Cohort 5 will introduce their PhD research to other CDT Students and Staff. We will hear about their first few months of study, and what they have planned for the future of their projects.
• Hands on robotics/engineer training (February, date TBC) - This training will give students a hands on experience of robotics.
• AgriFoRwArdS Seminar Day (March, date TBC) - The second of this year's Seminar Days will be held at one of our Industry Partner sites and will be packed full of interesting talks and activities. The day will be coupled with the Quarterly PhD Research Progress Meeting, where we will hear from Cohort 3 students.
• CDT Annual Conference (15th & 16th May) - Students and staff will come together for this exciting conference, hosted online by the University of Cambridge.
• CDT Summer School (16th to 20th June) - Students will attend the annual week-long residential summer school, this year hosted by the University of East Anglia.

We want to make sure the training and events we are offering are geared towards our students interests. So students, if you have any suggestions for visits or training that you would like us to consider in 2023/24, please get in touch!

AgriFoRwArdS @ TAROS 2024

In August 2024 the AgriFoRwArdS Students and staff travelled to Brunel University in London to attend the Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS).

There were five posters presented by AgriFoRwArdS staff and students across the three day conference.

• The benefits of ordinal regression under domain shift – Presented by Cohort 4 Student Andy Perrett, co-authored with his PhD supervisors, Dr James Brown and Dr Petra Bosilj.
• Duckling Platooning – Safety Guarantees through Controlled Information Disclosure – Presented by Cohort 4 Student James Heselden and co-authored with his PhD supervisor Dr Gautham Das.
• Open-source hardware whisker sensor – Presented by Cohort 5 Student Robert Stevenson, and co-authored by fellow Cohort 5 Students Omar Faris, Amanda Xu, Catherine Merchant, Elliot Smith, Benjamin Nicholls, and CDT Academic Dr Charles Fox.
• 3D printer based open-source calibration platform for whisker sensors – Presented by Cohort 5 Student Omar Ali, and co-authored by fellow Cohort 5 Students Liyou Zhou, Emmanuel Soumo, Eden Attenborough, Jacob Swindell, George Davies, and CDT Academic Dr Charles Fox.
• Pretrained Visual Representations in Reinforcement Learning – Presented by CDT Academic Dr Athanasios Polydoros and co-authored with Cohort 3 Student Emlyn Williams.

It was great to see such engagement with the AgriFoRwArdS Student’s research, with Cohort 5 Student Omar Faris commenting…

“Our work presented a robotic whisker sensor that is fully open source with clear instructions on how to build and operate it from scratch with low-cost components. Our paper was accepted as a poster with a two-minute lightning presentation. My colleague Robert Stevenson presented the work in the lightning session, and some of the other authors, including me, were present during the poster session. We were pleased by the number of interactions we received from the conference audience who were interested in our work during the poster session. Overall, it felt great to present our work and receive attention and interest for it in this early stage of our AgriFoRwArdS journey.“

Prof Marc Hanheide, Director of the CDT, also attended as a keynote speaker. Providing an interesting perspective on academic careers within robotics, focusing on his key research area of ‘robotics research in the wild’.

In addition to this fantastic show of CDT student work, Robert Stevenson, Dimitris Paparas, Catherine Merchant, Benjamin Nicholls, Omar Ali, Emmanuel Soumo, and James Heselden, were joined by Wageningen University & Research PhD Student David Rapado-Rincon for the PGR-ECR day on Friday 23rd August. AgriFoRwArdS, alongside other robotics CDTs from across the UK, came together to share their research with each other. With talks, discussion panels, and videos, the students, along with Prof Marc Hanheide (CDT Director), gave delegates an interesting look into the work which took place as part of the AgriFoRwArdS Summer School this July, which took place in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research.

David Rapado-Rincon, who attended TAROS on behalf of Wageningen University & Research, commented on the conference and the exciting chance for collaboration between AgriFoRwArdS and Wageningen moving forward…

“TAROS was a small conference, but it was filled with high-quality research. Coming from the more applied side of robotics, I found it inspiring to see so much fundamental research, particularly in areas like soft robotics. It was exciting to notice that Wageningen University and AgriFoRwArdS are pursuing similar research paths, as this makes our work highly complementary. I see a lot of potential for future collaborations based on these shared interests.”

Another successful event for AgriFoRwArdS, with student’s not only having the opportunities to showcase their research, but also find out about the fantastic things going on in the sector. One AgriFoRwArdS Student commented…

“the conference was exciting with rich content and talks. I was pleased by the variety of works and topics presented in the conference. I particularly enjoyed the talks delivered by the keynote speakers as they provided unique and valuable insights and overviews into various robotics topics and fields. Additionally, I had various important and profound interactions with the conference audience and the sponsors during the breaks.“

Thank you to everyone who took part.

AgriFoRwArdS are at REAP 2024

Agri-TechE's REAP Conference is one of the premier events in the UK’s Agri-tech sector, which brings together key players to place farmers at the heart of innovation. It fosters a collaborative environment where innovators, start-ups, researchers, agribusiness leaders, and farmers can connect and explore new ideas to address the pressing challenges in agriculture. The conference serves as a vital platform for networking and the exchange of pioneering solutions.

Last year, the AgriFoRwArdS CDT team had the opportunity to exhibit its robotics and automation research alongside other University of Cambridge research. The exhibition was a great success and we received a lot of interest from conference delegates. This year, AgriFoRwArdS is back!

This year we are thrilled to be able to showcase several robotics innovations, including a dual robotic arm developed by RT Corporation, an AgriFoRwArdS industry partner. This technology demonstrates the potential of AI-driven robotics in the agri-food sector, particularly for automating tedious, repetitive, and labour-intensive tasks in a reliable and sustainable way, addressing the ongoing labour shortages in agriculture.

Calvin John, University of East Anglia AgriFoRwArdS student, will also be sharing his research, which focuses on improving GNSS accuracy using purely visual techniques. The goal of Calvin’s research is to match the precision of GNSS RTK systems by leveraging multiview geometry and spatial statistics to achieve accurate and stable localisation, primarily via vision-based software solutions alone. This approach has the potential to significantly reduce costs for farmers by eliminating the need for expensive GNSS hardware and subscriptions. By lowering these financial barriers, this technology could make Agri-robotics more accessible to smaller startups, encouraging further innovation in the industry.

By taking part in REAP, Calvin hopes to reduce the disconnect between academic research and industry needs, as well as receive valuable feedback from industry stakeholders. He hopes that talking to agri-food industry members will help him refine his research and align better with the specific challenges and requirements of the agricultural sector.

Come and find the AgriFoRwArdS / University of Cambridge stand at REAP 2024 and say hello!

Institute of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Conference

Exciting news for 2024 - the renowned IAgrE annual Landwards Conference is back, entitled “Why we need agricultural engineers.” The conference takes place at Rothamsted Conference Centre on 6th November and will look at the challenges and barriers engineers face contributing to sustainable food production. The conference will concentrate on highlighting what engineers need to focus on in the future. Go iagre.org/conference-2024 to find out more and book.

Have you thought about joining the Institution of Agricultural Engineers?

The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) is the only professional body for those working in engineering, science and technology in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, grounds care and other specialised land-based industries. Whether its tractors and combines or autonomous horticultural technology and soil science, the Institution covers it all, the common theme being the land.

As a professional Institution they organise a variety of content for their members, such as conferences, seminars, awards, podcasts, etc. They publish the Landwards journal for their members, a quarterly publication packed with articles covering many diverse areas, from student projects to ground breaking agri-tech. They also own and publish a leading international academic journal Biosystems Engineering.

IAgrE is licensed by both the Engineering Council and the Society for the Environment to award professional recognition, such as CEng. If you’re proud of your achievements, then why not get yourself registered, top employers expect it and fully support it, it will also help your career development.

They provide support for education and training in our sector such as recognition and accreditation of training courses, apprenticeships, degrees, etc. and advise on course content to ensure the learning material is right for industry.

“At IAgrE we pride ourselves in providing a personal tailored service to our members, with us you are very much a name not a number. We’re a close knit sector and being part of IAgrE is a great way of networking across many different businesses and sectors.

Supported by major businesses and educational establishments in the UK and overseas, we continue to be a voice for our profession, with people development and professionalism as our prime focus. Whether you’re in academia, education, research or industry, we are the experienced professional home for engineers, scientists and technologists for the land-based industries,” said Charlie Nicklin CEO.

Visit their website for more information, www.iagre.org.

Introducing Wayve

A company that keeps on generating international robotics news!

AgriFoRwardS CDT – Cambridge has been successful in securing a research partnership with Wayve, who implement pioneering technology into automation AI to power automated driving. The company started as a Microsoft-backed self-driving car start-up that earlier this year raised over $1 billion to develop Embodied AI products that finally provide an answer to the driverless vehicle trust debate.

Wayve developed a first-of-its-kind AI model for self-driving, LINGO-1, that will help people more easily understand the reasoning and decision-making capabilities of its AI Driver technology.

AgriFoRwArdS CDT – Cambridge Cohort 5 student, Liyou Zhou, who started his Cambridge PhD this October, will be working closely with Wayve on his research broadly named as ‘Robot learning’. The AgriFoRwArdS CDT is looking forward to collaborating with Wayve.

New Agriculture-focused CDT

At the beginning of October, the first cohort of students will be joining a new CDT with a topic closely related to AgriFoRwArdS. This is SUSTAIN, the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable Agri-Food Systems Transformed by Artificial Intelligence. In short SUSTAIN will focus on the application of AI to problems across the agri-food sector, from farm to fork. The CDT is a collaboration between the University of Lincoln, the University of Aberdeen, Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Strathclyde. Unlike AgriFoRwArdS, students who join SUSTAIN will not start with a one year MSc programme. Instead, SUSTAIN students will jump right into their PhD work, but will have the opportunity to take taught modules from any of the partner universities to upskill along the way. Information on SUSTAIN, including details of current PhD projects, can be found here: www.sustain-cdt.ai/, or by contacting the team by email at sustain@lincoln.ac.uk.

University of Lincoln Achieves Silver Athena Swan Award

The University of Lincoln has been recognised for its dedication to gender equality with a Silver Athena Swan Award.

Run by Advance HE, the Athena Swan Charter is a framework used worldwide to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research. Expanded in 2016, the gender charter now covers students and staff from all disciplines, including professional services, and ensures intersectional consideration of gender inequalities with race, disability, and sexual orientation.

Lincoln received its first Bronze Athena Swan Award in 2014. 10 years on, the institution celebrates its first institutional silver award, and the progress this represents towards gender equality. The University is one of a select number of UK universities to achieve a silver award.

The Advance HE Athena Swan panel commended the research-driven approach to EDI in the Eleanor Glanville Institute, commenting: “The University of Lincoln has undertaken an impressive process to overhaul its approach to EDI and culture change, which is now research-informed and intersectional. The Eleanor Glanville Institute, the University’s central EDI function represents an innovative approach to driving culture change”. The panel also congratulated the University on a “strong Silver award and encourages the University to work towards achieving a Gold award at the next opportunity”.

Research Labs

There are a number of research centres, labs, and groups associated with the AgriFoRwArdS CDT. Make sure to follow them on social media to keep up to date with the latest news!

• Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (L-CAS)
• Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory (BIRL)
• Computational Biology Lab
• Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT)
• Colour and Imaging Lab
• Observatory for Human Machine Collaboration (OHMC)

Eleanor Glanville Centre inclusion in STEM careers survey

The Eleanor Glanville Institute would like to invite you to take part in a research survey exploring inclusion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (UoL ethics reference 2023_16141). This work is being funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The survey is open to anyone working in STEM or who is a postgraduate researcher in STEM. The survey is open to all, but we are particularly looking for respondents who identify as either LGBTQ+, a woman or a person of colour. The survey explores barriers and enablers to inclusion in STEM careers and workplaces and includes questions about inclusion, belonging and discrimination. Participation is completely anonymous. To access more information about the study or to take part in the survey, please go to -https://unioflincoln.questionpro.eu/LGBTQclimate

Your input into the research will help us understand how to make STEM workplace more inclusive for all. If you have questions about the study, you can contact the research team at egiresearch@lincoln.ac.uk

EPSRC funded GAIA project

GAIA: Ground-Aerial maps Integration for increased Autonomy outdoors is an EPSRC funded project lead by the University of Lincoln. The GAIA project aims to integrate multi-robot mapping using semantic information to create a unified, real-time map for improved autonomy in agricultural environments, leveraging the complementary capabilities of ground and aerial robots. The GAIA project has introduced the Semantic BLT dataset, designed to accurately segment common objects in vineyards, including trunks, support poles, water pipes, buildings, and vehicles. Along with the dataset, a semantic instance segmentation model has been released, allowing users to segment objects in vineyard environments effectively. These semantics can be leveraged to generate valuable features for vineyard mapping, reducing visual aliasing.

The GAIA project addresses the challenge of multi-robot mapping by integrating maps from heterogeneous robots, such as UAVs and UGVs, in agricultural environments. By using semantic information to identify common elements across different perspectives, GAIA aims to create a unified and more accurate map for improved autonomy. This integration is crucial for applications like precision agriculture, where ground robots provide detailed crop inspections and aerial robots offer broader field coverage. The project seeks to enhance real-time map merging to assist human workers in tasks like monitoring and harvesting. Ultimately, it aims to make agricultural robotics more efficient and sustainable. The University of Lincoln (Dr Riccardo Polvara - AgriFoRwArdS PhD supervisor) leads the GAIA project in collaboration with TU Delft (Dr Marija Popovic), ETH Zurich (Dr Cesar Cadena) and the University of Bonn (Prof Cyrill Stachniss).

Women Driving the Growth of Sustainability, Responsible Innovation & Inclusivity

Narges Khadem Hosseini, Principal Technician for the AgriFoRwArdS CDT, attended the Women Driving the Growth of Sustainability, Responsible Innovation & Inclusivity Conference on the 3rd October 2024. The conference was organised by GlobalWIIN, led by Dr. Bola Olabisi, FRSA, Founder & CEO of Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network. Sponsored by the London Innovation Catalyst, the two-day event brought together women innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to discuss sustainability, responsible innovation, and inclusivity.

Narges, along with Chapa Hewa Pelendage and Yue Xie, Research Fellows at the University of Cambridge, participated in a session focused on Encouraging Women’s Participation in Robotics. They gave a talk and a live demonstration to highlight the importance of engaging more women in the field of robotics. They introduced delegates to the RoboPatient platform - a system designed to simulate remote palpation by generating pain responses. The robot can present as either male or female, allowing us to study how gender might affect user comfort. Volunteers were invited to interact with the robot and share their experiences of being examined remotely. Narges found that many participants were curious and excited about the potential of such technology in healthcare and gave great feedback.

The conference gave a platform to discuss the social and environmental impacts of technology and explore ways to build a more inclusive and sustainable future.

It was an inspiring event, celebrating women’s achievements in driving innovation and growth across different sectors.

One of the key moments of the event for Narges was meeting Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz of Newham. This meeting has opened doors for future collaborations and the possibility of securing funding to host similar events that encourage women’s leadership in robotics.

The conference was also an excellent opportunity to connect with founders, entrepreneurs, and start-ups, especially in the food sector. It included sessions on how small businesses and new entrepreneurs can successfully pitch their ideas to investors and seek funding.

Overall, this conference was a great learning experience. It reinforced the importance of building networks and supporting diversity and inclusion, especially in robotics and technology.

If you have any comments, information or news you wish to share with the AgriFoRwArdS community, please do get in touch - We'd love to hear from you.

The AgriFoRwArdS CDT Delivery Team - agriforwards.cdt@lincoln.ac.uk

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