Democritus University of Thrace
The Laboratory of Robotics and Automation (LRA) at Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), a dynamic team of 15+ scholars, performs and promotes research in application problems that arise in robotics for industrial and service applications, as well as industrial automation. Looking ahead toward the ongoing 4th industrial revolution, the laboratory members utilize state-of-the-art tools to expand the scientific and technological front in their research areas of expertise, which include robotics, artificial vision, intelligent systems, and pattern recognition and seek ways to integrate them seamlessly with other Industry 4.0 technologies that include internet of things, cybersecurity, cloud computing, big data analytics, simulation, additive manufacturing and augmented reality.
About the partnership
The Laboratory of Robotics and Automation (LRA) at Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) in Theseus aims to orchestrate autonomous platforms, e.g., AGVs and UAVs, to optimize plant material flows. The main goal is to transfer the dedicated bins from the sorting stations to the targeted production line. On the one hand, a) a comprehensive analysis of the existing material flow within the plants will be conducted to identify areas where such platforms can be effectively applied. On the other hand, b) different solutions available in the market will be investigated and assessed in terms of suitability and efficiency, considering the corresponding pilot scenarios. Toward this goal, LRA@DUTH c) will develop the corresponding navigation algorithms and perception techniques required to enable the platform’s integration in the plant.
Meet the Team
Antonis Gasteratos
PhD – Professor
(Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), Xanthi, Greece, in 1994 and 1998, respectively. From 1999 to 2000, he was a Visiting Researcher with the Laboratory of Integrated Advanced Robotics (LIRALab), DIST, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. He is currently a Professor and the Head of the Production and Management Engineering Department at DUTH. He is also the Director of the Laboratory of Robotics and Automation at DUTH and teaches courses in robotics, automatic control systems, electronics, mechatronics, and computer vision. He has authored over 220 papers in books, journals, and conferences. His research interests include mechatronics and robot vision. Dr. Gasteratos is a Fellow member of IET. He has served as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals and international conferences. He is a Subject Editor of Electronics Letters and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Optomecatronics. He has organized/co-organized several international conferences. More details about him are available at: http://robotics.pme.duth.gr/antonis.
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions programme under grant agreement No 101095303, under topic HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-38 – Hubs for circularity for industrialised urban peripheral areas (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA).
