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Robotics in Biology: Part 2 – Medical Robots
In the last blog we had a brief look at a few types of robots being used in the Farming industry. Another biological field where robotics is being used is in the medical sector. The use of medical robots is growing and its not difficult to see why. Robots can be more...
Robotics in Biology: Part 1 – Agribots
This is the first blog in a short series about robotics in biology! In this short piece we'll be focusing on how Agribots are changing the way we farm. The population is going to rise in the future and we will struggle to meet food demands if we don't innovate and...
GoBio has Supported Norwich Research Park on it’s Summer Events!
The Norwich Research Park stall in the Discovery Zone at the Royal Norfolk Show 2019.GoBio has been supporting the Norwich Research Park on lots of summer events! The Norwich Research Park is one of Breakthrough's partners and GoBio supports the park by providing...
New Machine Learning Platform to Help Harvests
Transplanting lettuce at G’s Growers plantation field, near Ely, UK. Credit: G’s Growers.Researchers at the Earlham Institute have been working in cooperation with G’s Growers, an independent producer comprising of 17 farmer members throughout the UK. Their...
Bio-Focus: Anaerobic Digestion Plants
Redstow Renewables Anaerobic Digestion Plant near Swaffham, Norfolk. Photo: Future Biogas Finding new ways of generating energy is crucial to help reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is a biological process where microorganisms break down...
Norwich Takes the Lead in Dementia Studies and Technologies
A new research unit on the links between dementia and sleep disturbance and a MedTech event focusing on disruptive technologies that could be used across dementia diagnosis and treatment. Norwich is the place to be this month in the fight against one of Britain’s...
Too Much Data on Your Hands? There’s a Tool for That.
A free, open-source tool has been developed at the John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park partner, to help researchers deal with big-data and data management overload in projects. The tool, called ‘dtool’ was developed by Dr Tjelvar Olsson, computing lab manager,...
East of England Universities win £6.6m grant for future farming
In a collaborative project between the University of East Anglia, the University of Cambridge and the University of Lincoln the world’s first Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) for agri-food robotics is being established. After receiving a £6.6m grant from the...