ERO: A Robot That Recycles Concrete In An Energy-Efficient Manner

ERO IS A Robot That Recycles Concrete In An Energy-Efficient Manner 

Making buildings is not an easy task but Demolition of these buildings is also a tedious task. This process not only require heavy machinery and produce clouds of dust, but it also results in giant piles of rubble that often head straight for the landfill.

Heavy machines used in demolition consume large amounts of energy in order to crush concrete walls into small pieces,  while workers spray the destruction with a steady stream of water to keep the dust down. Once the work is done, the rubble is transported to recycle stations where waste is separated manually. Power crushers are used to pulverize the concrete and the metal is melted for reuse.

Omer Haciomeroglu, a student at Sweden’s Umeå Institute of Design has designed ERO

– a robot that recycles concrete in an energy-efficient manner and separates it from rebar and other debris on the spot, better building demolition concept. The project won Gold in the 2013 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Student Designs category.

Omer Haciomeroglu, a student at Sweden’s Umeå Institute of Design has won Gold in the 2013 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Student Designs category for ERO

Haciomeroglu's excellent concept not only takes buildings down in an energy-efficient way, but it systematically recycles as it goes along. "In order to overcome later separation and ease the transport of materials," writes Haciomeroglu, "the process had to start with separation on the spot. It was a challenge to switch from brutal pulverizing to smart deconstruction."

After deconstructing the structure with high-pressure water and sucking and separating the aggregate, cement and water, the ERO robot recycles the water back into the system. Clean aggregate is packed and labeled to be sent to concrete precast stations for reuse, while rebar is cleaned and cut, ready to be reused.

After deconstructing the structure with high-pressure water and sucking and separating the aggregate, cement and water, the ERO robot recycles the water back into the system

One of the goals of this project was to provide a smart and sustainable near-future approach to the demolition operations that will facilitate reuse as much as possible.

ERO'S SPECIFICATIONS:

Specification Of ERO

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Write by: RC - Sunday, July 14, 2013