How Robeton Is Advancing Concrete Reuse with Robotic Precision
Last year, we have successfully finished the ROBETON Project. Rising raw material prices and climate change require a rethink in the handling of existing material resources and existing buildings. By digitally upgrading a demolition machine from the BROKK DA GmbH company to a (partially) automated robot, a new sustainable process for the safe, controlled deconstruction and subsequent reuse of concrete components as a source of secondary building products was developed at the Chair of Individualized Production at RWTH Aachen University. In addition, the project is supported by the project partners Hilti Cooperation and Brokk DA GmbH as well as the associated project partners PORR AG, EIFFAGE, LEONHARD WEISS GmbH & Co. KG, HKS Dreh-Antriebe GmbH, Kerschgens Werkstoffe & Mehr GmbH, IMF Group and igus GmbH.
The ROBETON research project was funded by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (BMWSB) with funds from the Zukunft Bau research grant and was awarded second place in the 2022 BAUMA Innovation Prize in the research category.
… and the breaking news are: ROBETON continues – stay tuned for our journey for the safe and controlled deconstruction of concrete components.
The project was led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. techn. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and managed by Christoph Heuer. We would like to thank all researchers Christoph Heuer, Joo Lee, Victoria, Aaron Lentes and our Media Team: Simon Laprell, Marica Vitt.