Six startups join Digital Catapult to lead the AI net zero era – The Manufacturer

The latest group of innovative startups has joined Digital Catapults Machine Intelligence Garage programme - an artificial intelligence and machine learning accelerator that has supported more than 100 startups to raise a total of 52m investment.

The most recent cohort of leading-edge startups are focused on solving urgent challenges in the manufacturing, engineering and agriculture sectors; from reducing manufacturing material wastage and cutting emissions, to providing powerful image recognition that helps farmers identify crop disease and use land and resources more sustainably.

From dozens of applications, six early-stage companies that are developing net zero solutions using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) were selected to join the programme, working alongside experts at Digital Catapult to address the UK industrys biggest sustainability challenges.

Launched in 2017, Machine Intelligence Garage helps early-stage businesses access the computation power and expertise they need to develop and build AI/ML solutions, something thats often inaccessible to startups. The programme has gone from strength-to-strength and supported rising stars in the AI/ML ecosystem by removing key barriers to innovation.

The next cohort of cutting edge startups are:

Robert Smith, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Catapult commented: With Machine Intelligence Garage now well established in the market, were continuing to see more and more high-growth, high-potential startups applying for the programme. Increasingly, these companies are using powerful artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to develop solutions to help the UK reach its ambitious net zero goals.

I believe the speed and scale of AI can play a critical role in addressing global challenges like the climate emergency, and the six startups that make up this latest cohort are just some of the brightest and most interesting innovators leading the charge for planet earth.

Each member of the latest cohort will be pitching their solutions to investors and industry as part of Digital Catapults FutureScope Showcase: Net Zero, a free to attend online event that showcases the trailblazing companies of Digital Catapults programmes.

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