University of Lincoln Open

Plant and Crop Robotic Phenotyping Platform –

A semi-automated field-based robotic phenotyping platform.

• Multispectral 3D laser scanners (Phenospex)
• Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging
• RGB and thermal camera
• In-situ root imager (CI-600)
• Field and glasshouse facilities
• Phenomics MakerSpace

What We Do

Our focus is to develop and deploy phenotyping robotics to support plant phenotyping at a hitherto unachieved scale to drive plant breeding activities. Our facility combines several spectral biology sensors (multispectral, hyperspectral and thermal cameras) and 3D laser scanners and further develops AI-powered data analytical tools for the identification and phenotypic characterisation of complex traits in food and forage crops.

Projects

• Selective Harvesting – High speed picking, soft fruit robots
• Crop Care – deployment of novel sensing systems, data collection, and real time data analysis to help understand the micro-environment of individual plants within a crop.

Contact

Dr Ravi Valluru, Senior Lecturer

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