Robotics experts at the University of Essex are working with world-famous jam makers Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree to look at ways of picking strawberries with robots.
Month: September 2018
New Partnership between the University of Essex and Provide CIC
The need to embrace technology to radically improve how the NHS successfully delivers its services is behind a new partnership between the University of Essex and Provide CIC. The Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will look at how artificial intelligence (AI) can help the NHS cope with the increasing demands of the 21st century by catering for people’s changing needs of how they use services.
Colchester’s Dragonfly Hotel Included in £1m Surya Hotel Chain Upgrade
Image Credit: Dragonfly Hotels: Surya Hotels, has announced its four Dragonfly Hotels across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, will be upgraded with a £1m investment. This follows the news that Surya Hotels will also be investing £10m to refurbish The George Hotel in Colchester High Street.
Colchester crisp makers Fairfields Farm Crisps joins forces with Virgin Atlantic to launch exclusive Honey, Butter and Sea Salt crisp flavour
Image Credit: Fairfields Farm: Fairfields Farm Crisps, the artisan crisp brand based at Wormingford near Colchester, has worked with carrier Virgin Atlantic to create a new Korean-inspired Honey, Butter & Sea Salt flavour which will be handed out to passengers on flights.
New £12 million leisure park completed at Stanway, west Colchester
Image Credit: Churchmanor Estates Company plc :Construction of the new £12m Stane Leisure Park in Stanway has been completed and the occupiers have begun fit-out works ahead of a public opening in coming weeks. The Churchmanor Estates Company plc, the developer, started work on the scheme in March 2017 which will bring some 300 jobs to the area. This development will be followed by phase II which received planning permission from Colchester Borough Council last week.