Sustainability News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sustainability Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Sustainability News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sustainability 32 32 Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> Tetra Pak invests in AI-powered carton sorting at Scottish recycling facility https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/tetra-pak-invests-in-ai-powered-carton-sorting-at-scottish-recycling-facility.html Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:13:12 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28266 Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak has financed and installed artificial intelligence (AI)-powered optical sorting technology at Levenseat Resource Management’s materials recycling facility in central Scotland, marking the [...]

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]]> Premier Foods invests £19m to expand automation and capacity at Ambrosia’s Lifton site https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/facilities/premier-foods-invests-19m-to-expand-automation-and-capacity-at-ambrosias-lifton-site.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:46:04 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28269 UK manufacturing company Premier Foods has announced a £19m, two-phase investment at its Ambrosia factory in Lifton, Devon, to increase production capacity, improve efficiency and support more than 320 jobs. [...]

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]]> UK DfT unveils 2025 science and technology plan for transport https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/uk-dft-unveils-2025-science-and-technology-plan-for-transport.html Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:24:00 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28248 The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has released its 2025 Science, Innovation & Technology Plan that outlines its approach to science and technology across the British transport sector. The plan [...]

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]]> UK retail leaders back warehouse automation to hit sustainability goals, research finds https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/logistics/uk-retail-leaders-back-warehouse-automation-to-hit-sustainability-goals-research-finds.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:11:58 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28206 Almost nine in 10 directors and senior leaders across UK retail and e-commerce believe implementing robotics and automation in warehousing can improve sustainability, according to new research. A survey carried [...]

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]]> Saga Robotics, Bitwise Agronomy, and Chambers Farm join forces for strawberry cultivation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/fb/saga-robotics-bitwise-agronomy-and-chambers-farm-join-forces-for-strawberry-cultivation.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:56:06 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27882 Saga Robotics, the company behind the autonomous Thorvald robot, has announced a three-way collaboration with AI crop insights specialist Bitwise Agronomy and leading UK soft fruit grower Chambers Farm. The [...]

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]]> Tetra Pak announces second UK investment in AI technology to improve carton recycling https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sustainability/tetra-pak-announces-second-uk-investment-in-ai-technology-to-improve-carton-recycling.html Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:03:39 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27867 Tetra Pak has announced a second investment in the UK this year aimed at improving the sorting and recycling of food and beverage cartons, with the installation of AI-powered optical [...]

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]]> Scientists at University of Bristol create soft robots made of rice paper https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/life-sciences/scientists-at-university-of-bristol-create-soft-robotics-made-of-rice-paper.html Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:27:02 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27759 Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed biodegradable soft robots made from rice paper, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional materials used in robotics. The material safely degrades within [...]

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]]> AI projects targeting emissions among £2m Manchester Prize finalists https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/ai-projects-targeting-emissions-among-2m-manchester-prize-finalists.html Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:26:19 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27686 Artificial intelligence technologies aimed at reducing industrial emissions in the UK’s cement and steel sectors are among the ten finalists announced for this year’s £2 million Manchester Prize. The annual [...]

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]]> Emirates Flight Catering invests in 53 trucks to advance fleet modernisation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/emirates-flight-catering-invests-in-53-trucks-to-advance-fleet-modernisation.html Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:01:58 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27564 Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering operations, has announced an investment of AED60m (US$16m) in the renewal of its ground fleet, with the purchase of 53 [...]

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