This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310), provides $257,653 to Purdue University. The funding supports research and development of novel multimodal sensor-guided robotic techniques for integrated and autonomous chicken handling, grasping, and rehanging. This aligns with AFRI's goals of addressing food and agricultural sciences through competitive grants for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education initiatives. The period of performance is February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2027.
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