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The Robotics and AI research group at Lulea University of Technology is at the forefront of the green transition, with sustainability at the core of our research initiatives. We are bringing the steel industry into the era of digitalization, where our expertise streamlines operations and enhances safety, environmental responsibility, and efficiency.
We excel in the fields of robotics, automation, digitalization, and AI. Our groundbreaking projects have revolutionized workplace safety by enabling robots to autonomously perform hazardous tasks.
In another remarkable undertaking, we are turning the Spanish city, Zaragosa, completely climate neutral by 2040.
Our sustained success is underpinned by our enduring partnerships with industry leaders, which continue to yield impactful research outcomes. Join us in shaping the future of robotics and AI, where innovation meets sustainability.

Lulea University of Technology have performed excellent research, development, and innovation in image analysis for Steel, Mining, and Pulp and Paper for the past 20 years. We will contribute to the PURESCRAP pilots with our experience and by hands-on demonstrations of the latest research result in AI that can enable robust and reliable classification of recycled material at the steel mills scrap yards and on transportation conveyors.

Role in the project
In PURESCRAP we are specifically contributing with the following technologies:

• Shredded scrap shape detection.
• Heavy (cut) scrap volume estimation based on 3D imaging.
• The underlying control for automatic positioning of the LIBS sensor to enable measurement of the chemical composition of heavy scrap.

Apart from the scientific and technical contributions, we will be actively contributing to the activities related to technical specification and requirements, sensor integration, comprehensive demonstration of the technologies in lab and at the pilot sites as well as the planned exploitation, communication, and dissemination of the projects results.

The team
Our team consist of senior researchers and experienced engineers from the Robotics and AI Group and innovation experts in Digitalization and Automation from the centre ProcessIT Innovations at the Department of Computer Science and Space Engineering.