Robots for harvesting strawberries in the UK win a research award.

2026-03-23 00:00

The University of Essex has received a national award for its robotics system developed for strawberry harvesting. The Sustainable smArt Robotic Agriculture initiative was awarded the best research project (industry collaboration) at the AI & Robotics Research Awards 2026.

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