ERO demolition robot concept recycles on the fly

When it comes to demolishing buildings, there are almost as many ways to take them apart as put them up. We knock them down, blow them to bits, and build machines to take them apart. But what about a robot that eats buildings? Omer Haciomeroglu of Sweden’s Umeå Institute of Design has come up with the concept ERO concrete de-construction robot, which uses high-pressure water jets to strip concrete from rebar and recycle it on the spot... Continue Reading ERO demolition robot concept recycles on the fly

Section: Robotics

Tags: Autonomous, Building and Construction, Construction, Recycling, Robots, Sweden

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