Frontier IP now owns 27.5% of Plymouth's Fieldwork Robotics and has agreed to lend extra development and engineering expertise to the soft robotic arm manufacturer.
Commercialisation firm Frontier IP Group agreed on Tuesday to take an additional 6.5% equity stake in Fieldwork Robotics, a UK-based soft robot manufacturing spinout of University of Plymouth.
The agreement, which means Frontier IP now owns a 27.5% stake, involves Frontier IP providing Fieldwork with more development and engineering assistance.
Fieldwork Robotics is developing pliable, soft robotic arms for the agricultural sector that come with sensitive grippers designed to handle fragile objects.
Frontier IP will contribute planning, design, software and…
