A caring robot just won a silver medal at one of the world’s biggest flower shows
The University of Lincoln showcased a robotic system at the Chelsea Flower Show, winning a Silver Gilt medal. The robot, named PhenAIx, performs health scans on plants using advanced imaging and AI technology. This exhibit aims to inspire young visitors from agricultural backgrounds to consider careers in AI and robotics.
- ▪The exhibit, RoboCrops: Plant Selection, Beyond the Visible, was part of the GreenSTEM zone at the Chelsea Flower Show.
- ▪PhenAIx can identify signs of stress and disease in plants more quickly than traditional methods.
- ▪The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited the exhibit to discuss its potential impact on food production.
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When you think of the Chelsea Flower Show, robots are probably the last thing on your mind. Yet, the University of Lincoln showed up with exactly that and walked away with a Silver Gilt medal. The exhibit, RoboCrops: Plant Selection, Beyond the Visible, was put together by the University’s Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology, or LIAT, and placed right in the show’s GreenSTEM zone. That’s the section dedicated to exhibitions exploring the intersection of horticulture, science, technology, and the environment. What is a robot actually doing at a flower show? The star of the exhibit was PhenAIx, a robotic system that performs what is essentially a health scan for plants.
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