{
  "id": 1436286,
  "title": "University of Essex spin-out Versatile RobotX bags over €1.17 million to commercialise its agricultural robots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/university-of-essex-spin-out-versatile-robotx-bags-over-1-17-million",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:10:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/university-of-essex-spin-out-versatile-robotx-bags-over-e1-17-million-to-commercialise-its-agricultural-robots/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Versatile RobotX, a Colchester-based robotics startup developing field-ready robots that automate labour-intensive farming tasks, has secured more than €1.17 million (£1 million) in funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its intelligent agricultural robots. The investment package combines investment from the British Design Fund (BDF) with support from Innovate UK Growth Catalyst –…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}