Revolutionising industry with AI

By using cutting edge technology and research, Luleå University of Technology will turn Norrbotten into the most advanced region in terms of the adaptation of robotics and AI in all of Europe.
– This is the future of industry, George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and AI says.

Drone competition can yield 10 PhDs

Luleå University of Technology’s robotics team have reached the final in the prestigious worldwide Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC). Together with the Technical University of Denmark they are competing for 2 million US dollars.

Season's Greetings from the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Group

Robot event for students

The robotics and AI research group invited the university's students to meet a group of rigid employees – robots. The event was held within the framework of European Robotics Week 2022.

illuMINEation --- Project video

Last week we released the trailer as a sneak peek to our project video. Now it’s time to present the full-length film to show you all aspects of this amazing project illuMINEation.
Find out about the potential that digitisation offers for the mining industry. We show you our approach to improving s...

Academic Ceremony 2022

During the academic ceremony at Luleå University of Technology, the new doctors and honorary doctors received their hats, professors were installed and adjunct professors were awarded diplomas.
It was celebrated on Saturday with a ceremony and subsequent banquet.

To find life in space with NASA/JPL

Luleå University of Technology is among the few to be part in a prestigious collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the aim of exploring signs of life in other planets. This collaboration might prove itself to answer the frequently asked question: “Is there life in other planets...

One’s scrap is another’s treasure

Using metallic scrap as a source when manufacturing steel saves both raw materials and energy which results in a more environmentally friendly manufacturing process.
Scrap is a fantastic resource to use which is why researchers at Luleå University of Technology are trying to make the recycling pr...

Strengthened collaboration with PRV

Conscious strategies for how to manage intangible assets such as inventions, designs, brands, software and data are important. Partly to make use of academic results, partly for a good collaboration between academia and industry. The Patent and Registration Office (PRV) can help increase the univers...

Increased efficiency with robots in cable tunnels

In the future, robots can be able to investigate underground cable tunnels. Researchers in Robotics and AI at Luleå university of technology have collaborated with Svenska kraftnät to increase their knowledge about a robotic setup for this kind of infrastructure.

Development of computer vision for orbits

Luleå University of Technology's researchers in Robotics and AI have started a collaboration with the Luleå company Vimotek with the goal of developing AI algorithms for computer vision that will improve the control of satellites in orbit.

illuMINEation improves health, safety and environmental performance in the mining sector

Europe’s valuable mineral deposits can only be exploited, if the very strict legal and environmental requirements are met and the local communities do not perceive mining operations as a risk to their livelihood, rather as a source of work, income and prosperity.

Mine Equipment Autonomous Inspection via Drones

LTU Robotics and AI team during illuMINEation develop autonomous drones as agile inspectors, first response units, and data link extenders for underground mines. Their integration with the mining equipment will provide additional value to mining operations. In the following video, our drone with emb...

Autonomous drones carrying out dangerous mining work

The vision is that in the mines of the future, machines will do all the work. To realize this vision, you must develop an essential element – something else that can perform dangerous tasks efficiently and independently.

VORTEX is showcased at HANNOVER MESSE 2022!

Welcome to Hall 2, stall 22/2 to learn all you need to know about vortex climbing robots for infrastructure inspection.

Autonomous Robots for Sustainable Industries

ROBOSOL workshop meeting at Vetenskapens hus in Luleå Sweden. We present an extensive overview of our 3 years work on robotic technologies for strengthening the innovation ecosystem. The project had been supported from Interreg Nord and Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

Vattenfall's Prize for best doctoral dissertation 2021

Sina Sharif Mansouri, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, has been awarded the 2020 Prize for the best Doctoral dissertation at Luleå University of Technology by Vattenfall.

Research projects on prestigious list

Luleå University of Technology has four research projects at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering' (IVA) 100 list 2022. This year's focus is technology in the service of humanity. The selected research projects are all considered to have significant potential to benefit through commercializatio...

University director visited robotics lab

Today we had the honour to get a visit from Veronika Sundström, university director at Luleå University of Technology. She was very excited to see in person the things that we are working with.

Shafter is dead, long live Shafter2

Dear all,
It is with great sorrow and regret that I announce that Shafter is with us no more. He did not pass peacefully in his sleep, but on the battlefield facing the harshest conditions at a depth of 700m. He was the workhorse of the lab for over two years and was scarred from dust, water, and ...

Chief Executive Officer of Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research visited robotics lab

Chief Executive Officer of Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research Lars Hultman experienced many exciting things during his visit at Luleå University of Technology on the 9th of March 2022

The Minister of Education visits the robotics lab

Minister of Education Anna Ekström experienced many exciting things during her day visit at Luleå University of Technology this week. Vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn informed about the green transition and the new initiatives that the university is making when it comes to research and edu...

Anna Ekström besöker Luleå

Den 23 mars, reser utbildningsminister Anna Ekström till Luleå för att besöka Luleå tekniska universitet och verksamheter inom vuxenutbildningen.

Cooperation will increase safety in mines

AI is on its way to becoming a tool to improve the overall security of mining environments. Luleå University of Technology's researchers in robotics and AI have started a new collaboration with the Luleå company ThingWave with the goal of expanding their digitization platform with new AI functions.

Spot soon ready for a long space trip

Norrbottens Kuriren

One step closer to the autonomous mine

5G and edge computing will contribute to a higher level of automation in the mining industry. More autonomy will in turn lead to a better working environment and safer mines. – The overall purpose is to create more intelligent systems that will move the boundaries of autonomy, productivity and secu...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Robotics and AI team is warmly wishing to all of you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

DRONESAFE was presented at Vinnova digital demo day

In an effort from Vinnova, 15 projects over a year have developed proposals for solutions for a safer society made possible by drones.

Solutions can mean that tasks can be performed with lower risk, that supervision of, for example, animals, nature, environment and traffic contributes to better c...

Kick-off for 5G Edge Innovations for Mining

December 6, 2021 was the kick-off meeting for CDT's new project 5G Edge Innovations for Mining. The project is led by Luleå University of Technology and CDT with parties such as RISE, BI Nordics, FieldRobotiX, ThingWave and Neava.

Autonomous drones for safer mines

Autonomous drones can replace humans when monitoring gas toxicity after blasting in open-pit mines. Researchers in Robotics and AI at Luleå University of Technology are working together with Boliden and ABB to find solutions for a safer mining environment.

Pushing the Limits of Autonomy for Enabling the Next Generation of Space Robotics Exploration

The never-ending human curiosity about exploring the universe is pushing the limits of robotic autonomy from remote-controlled to fully autonomous systems characterized by advanced learning, cognition, and reasoning for operating in completely unknown and unstructured environments.

De ska rädda liv och hitta liv

Our work on Autonomous Robotics in collaboration with JPL/NASA is featured in the front page of Elektronik Tidnigen.

Artificial intelligence: trends - applications - business opportunities

This presentation was made online in the context of the event "2nd digital Panorama of Entrepreneurship & Career"

Resource and energy efficient intelligent raw materials architecture

DISIRE is creating inline sensing that can be utilized with big data cloud analytics in order to achieve an optimal integrated process control reconfiguration for industrial plants and processes

G-DRONES was presented at Swedish Mining Innovation day

Last week, Swedish Mining Innovation’s annual Program day was held as a digital event. During the day, current information was presented on what is happening along the entire value chain, everything from the program’s major strategic investments to updates from ongoing pre-studies and full-scale and...

Här är robothunden som kan leta överlevande efter ras

En gulfärgad fyrbening marscherar raskt uppför gången i ett gammalt bergrum utanför Luleå. Det är “Spot”, nästa generation självstyrande robot som kan användas för att söka överlevande, och söka liv på andra planeter.

AI på agendan i norra Sverige

Tekniken finns redan – frågan är på vilket sätt industrin ska använda den. De senaste åren har innovationshubbar etablerats och projekt sjösatts för att sätta fokus på innovation inom just AI.
­– Vi är en innovativ region och det sitter i vår ryggmärg att identifiera möjligheter. Därför känns det v...

5G Edge Innovations for Mining

The project aims to create more intelligent mining systems that will further push the boundaries of autonomy, productivity and security.

New arena for disseminating research

Teknikens Hus and Luleå University of Technology have worked side by side for 33 years. The latest addition to the successful collaboration is Kunskapstrappan – a new meeting place to share research findings and inspire to higher education.

Researcher will have an impact on Robotics in Europe

George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and AI at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed member of the Board of Directors in euRobotics. – Becoming a member of the board is a proof of quality for our entire robotic team, George Nikolakopoulos says.

Autonomous robots useful from the underground to space

Researchers from Luleå University of Technology are developing the next generation of autonomous robots – which can be used for enabling the future autonomous exploration of planets as well as multiple search and rescue missions and explorations on Earth. The University's new Spot robot plays an imp...

Inspection and maintenance with UAV's

In the near future, autonomous aerial robots will monitor and repair ageing infrastructure, creating a more secure operational environment for humans. How we get there? Project AERO-TRAIN aims at educating the future researchers in the field of Aerial Robotics that will find the technical solutions....

New collaboration will help the national alpine team to ski faster

AI is becoming an important tool in the competition for Swedish Olympic and World Cup medals. Luleå University of Technology's researchers in robotics and machine learning have started a collaboration with the Boden company TNTX with the goal of helping the alpine national team to ski faster and saf...

Darpa selects eight teams for $3.5 million prize competition

Darpa has selected eight teams to compete for a prize competition in which the winner will receive $2 million, the runner-up will get $1 million, and third place will earn half a million dollars.

New major EU project on sustainable mining

Luleå University of Technology is the only Swedish university that participates in a new large project on autonomous carbon neutral sustainable mining. In EU-funded NEXGEN SIMS, technology, methods and processes that will enable a more sustainable and efficient carbon neutral mining operation will b...

Researchers on IVA's prestigious 100 list

Three research projects from Luleå University of Technology are included at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list 2021. This year's focus is society's ability to prepare for and handle crises.

AI contributes to paradigm shift in mining

Traditional mining is undergoing a paradigm shift and the European mining industry is about to be redesigned. – There is a need for advanced technology and we contribute with a more autonomous mine infrastructure, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and AI at Luleå University of Techno...

Education for the future

Come and listen to Björn Lindqvist talk about how he started his PhD in Robotics after graduating from LTU at 11AM on the 15th, and a lecture on robotics and artificial intelligence, and its applications, on the 18th at 12:00 at https://www.utbildningforframtiden.se/

Apophis Asteroid - Space Autonomy Research

Today midnight there will be a close encounter of the asteroid Apophis, it will also be telecasted live.

Mobilaris positions its AI work with the university

Mobilaris will initiate a collaboration with Luleå University of Technology's project Applied AI DIH North.

Multi Agent Collaborative Path Planning Based on Staying Alive Policy

We have been featured on the front cover of the Robotics Journal from MDPI on our work “Multi-Agent Collaborative Path Planning Based on Staying Alive Policy”.

From space engineering to robotics and AI

Björn Lindqvist graduated in 2019 with a Masters in Space Engineering. Today he is a PhD student in robotics and AI at Luleå University of Technology.

VORTEX: H2020 FET Innovation Launchpad proposal granted

H2020 FET Innovation Launchpad proposal granted on the exploitation and commercialization of the Vortex Robot technology developed by the Robotics & AI Group during the FETOPEN project CompInnova

Embedded Artificial Intelligence: The ARTEMIS Vision

Our White Paper on “Embedded Artificial Intelligence: The ARTEMIS Vision” that reflects the ideas about the future of Embedded Artificial Intelligence is out.

Read about the latest trends in Embedded and Cyberphysical Systems from the ARTEMIS Scientific Council.

DARPA Announces SybTerranean (SubT) Challenge Final Event

The DARPA SubT Challenge aims to develop innovative technologies that can rapidly map, navigate, and search complex underground environments such as human-made tunnel systems, urban undergrounds, and natural cave networks. Teams compete by demonstrating how their autonomy, networking, perception, an...

Elected Academic Member of SPIRE Change Task Force

Prof. George Nikolakopoulos was honoured to be elected to the SPIRE PPP Change Task Force from the members of the SPIRE Board.

Attending the DARPA SUB-T Challenge Summit

The AI ​​solutions of the future in the focus of new education

Luleå University of Technology is starting a Master Programme in Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI). This program is nationally and internationally unique for two major reasons: (i) it´s the first master programme on Applied AI and (ii) introduces for the first time a specialization that combines ...

How JPL's Team CoSTAR Won the DARPA SubT Challenge: Urban Circuit Systems Track

Team CoSTAR’s journey from space robotics to a winning team of underground robots

Congratulations to Sina Sharif Mansouri for becoming a Doctor of Philosophy!

PhD thesis "On Autonomous Deployment of Micro Aerial Field Vehicles"

Panel Participation in the 8th Swedish Workshop on Data Science

The 8th Swedish Workshop on Data Science (SweDS20) was hosted by Luleå University of Technology in October 29-30 2020. If you would like to see the discussion here is the full link to it.

AI to navigate space exploration in new innovation partnership

A new Swedish research project will develop game-changing AI-technology for space exploration. Scientists in robotics and AI are teaming up with space engineers in a new partnership project between Luleå University of Technology and space mission operator OHB Sweden. Over a five year period, RIT2021...

Autonomous navigation around small space object (asteroid or space debris)

With the recent advancement in space technology, exploration of small bodies such as near-earth asteroids and comets has attracted a global attention in the present era. Exploration of small bodies will provide potential scientific and technological returns, which includes space mining, development ...

Autonomous Aerial Robotics for Inspection during Digital Mitt Europa 2020

The EU Interreg Nord project ROBOSOL, in which researchers from Luleå University of Technology focus on the applications of AI enabled autonomous robots for industrial infrastructure inspection.

Multiple positions announced in Robotics and AI

RAI is now looking for two Phd Students, two Postdocs and one Assossiate Senior Lecturer contributing to our growing activities

“We have won the biggest worldwide competition in Robotics and AI”

The Robotics and AI research group continues its successful journey in NASA/JPL’s team CoSTAR in the Subterranean Challenge, the biggest robotics competition in the world. The team won the second circuit of the competition and is now preparing for the third and last overall combined challenges.

The Slider - Low Friction Platform

This Low Friction Platform called "The Slider" was designed and built by the Robotics and AI at Luleå University of Technology.
The air cushion generated by air bearings is providing almost zero friction. The platform can perform planar movements thanks to the thrust generated from the air thrust...

Future Tech Week 2020 - Online Seminar on Autonomous Inspection of Composite Airplane Fuselages

The LTU Robotics & AI Group will be participating in this year's Future Tech Week, an initiative of the European Innovation Council Pathfinder. The group is co-organizing the online seminar entitled "An Advanced Methodology for the Inspection and Quantification of Damage on Aerospace Composites and ...

Autonomous Aerial Inspection of Ore Passes

In the research group at Robotics and AI at Luleå University of Technology, the driving force behind all of our activities is the vision in bringing robotics into peoples everyday life, creating a continuous impact in humans' well being and significantly closing the gap between advanced theory and r...

A model for autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance in UAVs

Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have shown great potential for a wide range of applications, including automated package delivery and the monitoring of large geographical areas. To complete missions in real-world environments, however, UAVs need to be able to navigate efficiently and avoi...

Developing technologies to ensure profitable environmental protection

An EU-funded initiative has been awarded a quality mark for its inline sensing platform to be used in harsh industrial environments.

Efficient wood drying with AI

Wood drying is the most energy demanding process in wood processing. By using automation and digitalisation – machine learning and AI – researchers at Luleå University of Technology will try to increase the energy and resource efficiency in the process.

Luleå research on the Solar Impuls Foundation list

The Solar Impuls Foundation has included the DISIRE project, coordinated by Luleå University of Technology, in their list of top 1 000 technologies to change the world. – It is a great honor and responsibility to have DISIRE on this prestigious list, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics...

Groundbreaking methods for district heating and district cooling

In a new project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will optimize systems for district heating and district cooling by utilizing flexibility in the systems. The project aims to optimize the flexibility in the district energy sector.

3D Printing against COVID-19

(Updated 30-03-2020)

Robotics for better competitiveness

Robotics, intelligent automation and simulation can help companies to improve their competitiveness and productivity. In the project RoboSol, researchers from Luleå University of Technology will provide companies with the necessary know-how, demonstrations and information on actual solutions.

New features and fast 5G network

The 5G work at Luleå University of Technology is entering a new intensive phase. For example, local breakout and indoor coverage are new features. The 5G network in Luleå is also fast – download speed has been measured at 1.9 gigabits per second.

30 million for AI research

Strengthened innovations, greater competitiveness and more sustainable development in applied research in artificial intelligence. That is the purpose of a new project, Applied AI DIH North, which is led by Luleå University of Technology.

Kempe foundation supports AI research

Luleå University of Technology continues to strengthen its AI research. The Kempe foundation will fund six post-doctoral researches over the next two years.

New research topic: Robotics and AI

Luleå University of Technology establishes a new research subject: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering will host the subject.

This year's innovators increase safety and reduce human suffering

The award Innovator of the Year for employees at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded to robotics researcher George Nikolakopoulos, professor of regulatory technology. This year's innovator among students, was awarded Kristina Ulander at the nursing program.

Royal visit to the university

Green metals, digital winter road maintenance, a VR mine experience, a demonstration of autonomous drones and of the Swedish Mars instrument HABIT. King Carl XVI Gustaf gained insight into research in a variety of fields when he visited Luleå University of Technology.

Field experiments of autonomous drones in a mine-like environment

For the first time, the robotics group at Luleå University of Technology showed field trials with autonomous drone flying in a mine-like environment. Research groups around the world have successfully flown autonomous drones indoors in labs, but few have the knowledge to fly autonomously outdoors an...

World class Recognition in Robotics and AI from the Robotics Team

The Robotics team at Luleå University of Technology is world class when it comes to Robotics and specifically drone technology. As part of NASA’s team in the Subterranean Challenge, they successfully came in second place in the world in the first circuit of the prestigious competition.

New Master programme in Cybernetics

Luleå University of Technology expands its range of master programmes with a Master programme in Cybernetics. The programme will meet the increasing needs of engineers for broad and advanced skills within AI, Machine Learning, and process control to tackle the challenges of sustainable development.

Published:20 May 2020
Updated: 2 March 2023
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