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New article describing social performance and impact assessment - 08.12.2023
A new article has been published by NORSUS, based on work conducted...
RoBUTCHER "Results in Brief" published in CORDIS - 05.12.2023
In late November, a short article highlighting the result of the RoBUTCHER...
Important Outcomes from the RoBUTCHER project - 20.09.2023
The RoBUTCHER project officially concluded on 30.06.2023, and the Consortium has been...
M43 The Ultimate RoBUTCHER Meeting at FACCSA - 10.08.2023
“The Ultimate RoBUTCHER Meeting: Conclusions, Impact, Exploitation and Final Reporting” was held...
RoBUTCHER completes its final industrial trials - 28.06.2023
With a mix of nostalgia and accomplishment, the months of testing come...
RoBUTCHER at Max Rubner Institute (MRI): Demonstrating now the future of meat processing - 15.06.2023
The central role of the MRI in the H2020 RoBUTCHER project has...
The final weeks of trials - 10.06.2023
From it very inception the RoButcher project aimed to revolutionise standard practices...
RobotNorge AS - Contribution to the RoBUTCHER project - 08.06.2023
RobotNorge AS is a total supplier of robot and automation solutions, offering...
DTI contribution and gain from RoBUTCHER - 25.05.2023
DTI-DMRI has contributed mainly with providing of mechanically robust gripper for handling...
Europe’s roboticists get together in Odense - 15.05.2023
By: Óbuda UniversityThe European Robotics Forum (ERF) is an annual event that...
FACCSA-MISSA: giving the industrial point of view in the RoBUTCHER Project - 05.05.2023
The main contributions of FACCSA-MISSA to the RoBUTCHER project have been to...
The RoBUTCHER technologies have been successfully rolled out and the cutting pace is ramping up at the Max Rubner Institute (MRI) - 21.04.2023
By: Tomas Bolumar, MRI Finally, the robots arrived in Germany. The last...
Ciklum`s contribution to the RoBUTCHER project - 12.04.2023
The most important contribution of Ciklum to RoBUTCHER is the development of...
Visit of Brazilian Delegation to NMBU - 15.03.2023
On 10.03.2023, a delegation of around 40 high ranking members of the...
Social aspects in RoBUTCHER project: lessons learnt - 10.03.2023
The most important contribution of NORSUS to the project was to map...
RoBUTCHER at Animalia - 02.03.2023
Animalia has contributed to the RoBUTCHER project in several ways, from writing...
First trials at MRI - 01.02.2023
By: Alex Mason During the past weeks, the MFC system has been...
RoBUTCHER moves into the home stretch - 01.02.2023
The journey thus far has been nothing short of exhilarating and intense....
Research Progress at NMBU - 03.01.2023
Pursuing a PhD is a significant accomplishment that requires inspiration, talent, beyond...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023! - 20.12.2022
With a great pleasure I wish you a Merry Christmas and a...
EU Extraordinary Review: The most exciting day of the year 2022? - 09.12.2022
Looking back on the RoBUTCHER year 2022, a strong candidate to win...
The end of an era - 28.11.2022
Since early 2020 the sight of robots and pigs has been constant...
Successful student workshops at NMBU - 25.11.2022
An important part of the RoBUTCHER project is dissemination and communication. To...
Last RoBUTCHER workshop at NMBU - 11.11.2022
10.11.22 – 10th of November 2022 – this memorable day is both...
KLF visit to the lab - 02.11.2022
The National Federation of the Meat and Poultry Industry (Kjøtt- og fjørfebransjens...
RoBUTCHER Meat Factory Cell completes its first cuts! - 12.10.2022
The RoBUTCHER project has recently reached an important milestone, with its first...
Preparing for the next phase - 26.09.2022
An important part of the project is to test the Meat Factory...
Current meat safety legislation and its opportunities and hurdles for innovative approaches - 22.09.2022
In June the paper titled Meat safety legislation and its opportunities and...
RoBUTCHER presentation at the 8th International Conference of Social Life Cycle Assessment - 16.09.2022
The 8th International conference of Social Life Cycle Assessment was held in...
Development of extremity gripper - 14.09.2022
As part of Work Package 5, Danish Technological Institute (DMRI) has designed,...
Social effects of automation in slaughterhouses - 09.09.2022
What are the social effects of introducing an autonomous robotic system for...
RoBUTCHER - on the road to international success! - 05.09.2022
The latest results of the RoBUTCHER project have been presented at two...
RoBUTCHER held a session at European Robotics Forum - 31.08.2022
This year the European Robotics Forum (ERF) was held in Rotterdam as...
Equal opportunities in abattoirs - 04.08.2022
More automation in the meat industry should give women better opportunities for...
RoBUTCHER presented at the Italian LCA Network Conference - 27.06.2022
RoBUTCHER was represented with a presentation poster at the conference of the...
AMPC Industrial Visit and Demonstration - 05.06.2022
In May a delegation of the Australian Meat Processors Corporation (AMPC), and...
M29 project meeting in Denmark - 23.05.2022
Before the emergence of a nice, warm, and dry summer the RoBUTCHER...
Collaborative Workshops: AI Detection and Execution of Trachea Gripping Point - 03.05.2022
At the end of March and at the beginning of April there...
RoBUTCHER presented at The IFAN Conference - 22.04.2022
RoBUTCHER was represented with several presentations at The International Food Automation Conference...
Researcher within robotics, automation or mechanical engineering - 25.03.2022
We search for a hard-working and creative researcher to help solve some...
Collaborative Workshops: AI Limb Gripping Point Prediction and Path Execution Achieved - 23.02.2022
Between the 31st of January and the 9th of February, there has...
Best presentation award to RoBUTCHER researchers - 15.02.2022
During the 14th International Conference on Sensing Technology, The presentation delivered by...
Reducing food waste - 27.01.2022
The fight against food waste must apply along the entire value chain...
NMBU RoBUTCHER Meat Factory Cell Workshops - 09.12.2021
The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult, if not impossible, to gather...
RoBUTCHER unveils its Smart Knife for Robotic Meat Cutting at IEEE Sensors 2021 Conference - 30.11.2021
IEEE Sensors is one of the most prestigious international conferences in the...
We finally meet again - 29.11.2021
For the first time since February 2020, all the partners in the...
RoBUTCHER project cooperates with meat quality project - 04.11.2021
The development of the RoBUTCHER systems has required conduction of experiments with...
2021 RoboSchool Budapest - 03.11.2021
Program Monday: Meet & Greet in the afternoon Midday arrival to Budapest,...
RoBUTCHER presented at IROS2021 - 12.10.2021
On October 1st, the RoBUTCHER project was presented at International Conference on...
RoBUTCHER part of RobotForum 2021 presentation - 12.10.2021
Atle Rettedal from RobotNorge presented the project at a conference hosted by...
We're halfway there - 20.09.2021
The RoBUTCHER project lasts until June 2023. So that means that we...
IEE CINTI 2021 - Call for special session papers - 13.09.2021
Authors are welcome to submit original and unpublished papers and attend the...
RoBUTCHER presented at Robotics4EU - 02.09.2021
The Robotics4EU aims to ensure a more widespread adoption of (AI-based) robots...
Are you working in the meat sector? Please answer our surveys. - 16.08.2021
We have two ongoing surveys in the RoBUTCHER project, both of which...
RoboKnife – first patent application for RoBUTCHER - 16.08.2021
The team at NMBU has filed the first patent application in the...
Call for papers to online Workshop on Challenges in Automated Meat Processing - 11.06.2021
Within the frames of IROS 2021, the workshop will be held on...
RoBUTCHER presented at the European Robotics Forum - 18.05.2021
The European Robotics Forum 2021 (ERF 2021), the most influential meeting of...
A small peek into the project - 20.04.2021
Are you still wondering what RoBUTCHER is? Watch project co-ordinator Alex Mason...
Testing gripping tool - 08.04.2021
A key part of the development of RoBUTCHER is the design and...
Development of life cycle assessments for RoBUTCHER - 07.04.2021
Life cycle assessment is a method for understanding sustainable social development and...
Call for posters to a workshop on Challenges in Automated Food Processing - 22.03.2021
Within the frames of the European Robotics Forum 2021, the will be...
Ciklum presents algorithm for gripping points - 10.02.2021
Ciklum has been working on an algorithm which provides gripping point position...
RoBUTCHER- one year has passed - 03.02.2021
By: Project Co-ordinator, Alex Mason For many 2020 has been an awful...
The last workshop of 2020 - 11.01.2021
The last workshop of 2020 took place on the 9th of December....
Paco Frequena from Faccsa-Prolongo presents RoBUTCHER at ALIBETOPIAS Conference - 03.12.2020
ALIBETOPÍAS highlights the relevance of innovation as the best way for both...
Animalia presents RoBUTCHER at RIBMINS conference - 19.11.2020
The innovative concept of the meat factory cell was presented by Animalia...
Internal gripper ready for testing - 05.11.2020
Obuda University has completed work on a specially made gripper for removing...
RoBUTCHER on LCA Food 2020 - 21.10.2020
Clara Valente and colleagues from NORSUS (Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research) present...
Collecting data - 29.09.2020
September 17. was the first of seven planned slaughters in the lab...
Dexter gets ready for action! - 31.08.2020
Alex Mason fitting Dexter with his first tool, a 12” breaking saw....
Presenting the RoBUTCHER concept to the Hungarian business sector - 17.08.2020
The Antal Bejczy Center for Intelligent Robotics (IROB) which is well-established research...
Robot cells can create more flexible slaughterhouses - 12.08.2020
August 2020 - Press release from The Danish Technological Institute Smaller slaughterhouses...
Workshop at NMBU - 03.07.2020
With the Norwegian borders open to our Danish neighbours, NMBU and Animalia...
NMBU welcomes the newest member of its team! - 03.07.2020
The second ABB robot is now installed. Its function is mainly to...
Collecting real-time 3D imagery - 29.06.2020
On the 22nd of June, NMBU and Animalia organised a workshop in the lab-facilities...
RoBUTCHER and Byte Motion - 29.06.2020
June 2020: Press release from Byte Motion RoButcher is EU-funded research project...
Social LCA case study on meat production at the 7th international conference on Social Life Cycle Assessment - 29.06.2020
Clara Valente has presented the work entitled “S-LCA of a novel slaughter...
May 2020: Status of the project - 29.05.2020
The first five of the projects 36 months have passed. At the...
NORSUS part of the Horizon 2020 project RoBUTCHER on autonomous slaughterhouse technologies - 07.05.2020
April 2020 – Press release from NORSUS (former Ostfold Research) NORSUS, a...
Ciklum Announces Partnership With RoBUTCHER - 24.04.2020
April 2020 - Press release from Ciklum Ciklum, a leading global digital...
Tour of FACCSA facilities - 09.03.2020
As a part of the executive board meeting in March, all attendances...
RoBUTCHER presents itself to the European Robotics Community @ ERF2020 - 09.03.2020
RoBUTCHER was invited to present at the European Robotics Forum (ERF2020, 3-5...
New research project on robotics and artificial intelligence in meat processing - 04.03.2020
An EU funded research project called RoBUTCHER is set to find new...
Industrial workshop - 21.02.2020
RoBUTCHER technical partners (NMBU, Animalia, ByteMotion, RobotNorge, Obuda University and Danish Meat...
Kick-off meeting for the project - 17.01.2020
It was an exciting and motivated group that gathered at Norwegian University...