Dongyi Wang, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, describes his role as principal investigator of a team of researchers that received two major grants. Their research will study automated systems that can manage tasks that normally on the poultry line usually must be executed by human workers. The team also will test the use of artificial intelligence, sensors, robotics, mechanics, computer vision and machine learning as part of the research programs planned to cover the next four years.