Researchers from Lincoln Agritech, Scion, and several universities around the country are working to develop robots that can be trained to work alongside people in the sector, and in manufacturing. The $2 million project will take place over the next two years. …He said they would provide enormous benefits to the primary sector, especially in dangerous industries such as forestry. “We have so many hazardous working conditions. In forestry for example, felling trees, pruning trees in very steep and harsh environments, it is a very risky work area and in the future we need to support that work with robots that can adjust to the different situations in the forest,” he said.