{"id":10076,"date":"2016-01-11T09:35:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=10076"},"modified":"2016-01-11T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T18:39:39","slug":"usda-awards-3-million-for-robotics-research-more-than-1-million-for-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/01\/11\/usda-awards-3-million-for-robotics-research-more-than-1-million-for-california\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA awards $3 million for robotics research &#8211; more than $1 million for California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout-page clearfix\">\n<div class=\"layout-page__main clearfix\">\n<article class=\"node node--announcement node--full view-mode-full\">\n<div class=\"field field--body\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Another-robot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10112\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Another-robot-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"Another robot\" width=\"418\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Another-robot-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Another-robot.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced $3 million in grants to advance the use of co-robots that benefit and assist stakeholders in America\u2019s production agriculture field. These three grants are part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), a federal research partnership that includes NIFA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Defense, and Department of Energy.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the <a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641\">National Robotics Initiative<\/a>\u00a0is to accelerate the development and use of robots in the U.S. that work alongside or cooperatively with people. This program aims to develop the next generation of robotics, advance the capability and usability of such systems and artifacts, and to encourage existing and new communities to focus on innovative application areas.<\/p>\n<p>Grants awarded in fiscal year 2015 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cris.nifa.usda.gov\/cgi-bin\/starfinder\/0?path=fastlink1.txt&amp;id=anon&amp;pass=&amp;search=R=68733&amp;format=WEBLINK\">University of California<\/a><strong>, Davis, Calif<\/strong>., $1,069,598 \u2013 The goal of this project is to develop theoretical and technological tools that will enable the design, optimization, prototyping and field-testing of consistently high-throughput, cost-effective mechanized harvesting systems for modern orchards.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cris.nifa.usda.gov\/cgi-bin\/starfinder\/0?path=fastlink1.txt&amp;id=anon&amp;pass=&amp;search=R=67773&amp;format=WEBLINK\">University of Minnesota<\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0St. Paul, Minn., $914,565 \u2013 This project aims to develop planning algorithms for robots to autonomously operate in complex environments such as apple orchards so that Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) robot systems can be used in automation tasks involving specialty crops.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cris.nifa.usda.gov\/cgi-bin\/starfinder\/0?path=fastlink1.txt&amp;id=anon&amp;pass=&amp;search=R=67777&amp;format=WEBLINK\">University of Pennsylvania<\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0Philadelphia, Pa., $556,726 \u2013 This project utilizes swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that operate with human scouts to research solutions for specialty crop farmers, improving how farmers can obtain timely estimates of yields, diagnose crop stress, and detect pests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program has also announced the availability of funding for fiscal year 2016, with applications due by March 7, 2016. More information about this request for applications (RFA) can be found on the <a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641\">NSF website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/announcement\/usda-awards-3-million-robotics-research-through-joint-agency-initiative\">Link to full news release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced $3 million in grants to advance the use of co-robots that benefit and assist stakeholders in America\u2019s production agriculture field. 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