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Robotics, AI and the future of food: ‘The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that robots were built to address’ By Katy Askew COVID-19 has accelerated interest in the role that automation, robotics and data can play in food and agricultural production. We speak to industry leaders to learn about the latest developments.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a stress on food producers across the supply chain. From growers, to manufacturers and caterers, companies have been confronted with the need to implement social distancing measures and have faced workforce shortages as employees fall sick or self-isolate. In some sectors, notably meat packing and sections of the agricultural sector, outbreaks linked to production facilities have forced shutdowns.