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Could Robots Pick Strawberries? The University of Essex is working with world-famous jam makers Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree to Find Out

Sep 12, 2018 | Innovation

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. ...

New Partnership between the University of Essex and Provide CIC

Sep 11, 2018 | Innovation

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...

Colchester’s Dragonfly Hotel Included in £1m Surya Hotel Chain Upgrade

Sep 5, 2018 | Investment

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 crisp makers Fairfields Farm Crisps joins forces with Virgin Atlantic to launch exclusive Honey, Butter and Sea Salt crisp flavour

Sep 4, 2018 | Innovation

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...

New £12 million leisure park completed at Stanway, west Colchester

Sep 3, 2018 | Investment

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,...

Virtual Reality with the University of Essex is the Way Forward

Aug 9, 2018 | Tech

Image Credit: Geocurve Specialist Surveyors: Geocurve, in conjunction with the University of Essex, has developed a room-scale virtual reality suite at their base in Kelvedon. With this resource, using drone-captured imagery, the company is developing 3D models by...