by Eidelman | Jul 24 2013 | Construction
From Omer Haciomeroglu of Sweden’s Umeå Institute of Design comes ERO, a concrete recycling robot developed in partnership with Atlas Copco Rockdrills AB. The ERO, an IDSA 2013 International Design Excellence Award winner, brings together hydro-demolition, centrifugal decanter, and omni-directional track technologies, to demolish and sort reinforced concrete in place. ERO is designed to minimize water use and waste. The collected debris is recycled as pre-cast concrete. Personally, I think it’s just really cool to imagine a fleet of EROs gobbling up derelict buildings. I mean look at this image from Haciomerglu’s site! You can read more about the ERO and see photos on Haciomerglu’s site and in Dave Pinter’s piece at PSFK: Concrete Eating Robots Could Recylcle Entire Buildings....
