The University of agriculture has purchased the Thorvald agricultural robot , developed by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences , to support field trials as a research platform . According to Simon Pearson , Director of the Lincoln institute for bio - food science , the robot will support research in autonomous outdoor navigation and mapping , soil quality monitoring , prediction of crop yields , in - depth monitoring and transport .
The University of Lincoln has purchased the Thorvald agricultural robot, developed by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, to support field trials as a sensor platform. According to Simon Pearson, Director of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology, the robot will support research in autonomous outdoor navigation and mapping, soil quality assessments, prediction of crop yields, in-field logistics and transport.