EUDP Robots4Green Project
Emad Ebeid, from the Digital and High Frequency Electronics Section, is leading a new EUDP-funded project titled Robots4Green, which aims to maintain high-voltage power lines using advanced robotic technologies.
Professor Emad Samuel Malki Ebeid from the Digital and High Frequency Electronics Section at SDU is leading a newly launched EUDP-funded project titled Robots4Green. The project aims to revolutionize the maintenance of Denmark’s high-voltage power lines using advanced robotic and IoT technologies.
Together with partners from Aarhus University, Develco, WeFly, and Energinet, the team is developing a robotic system described as a “flying toolbox.” This system includes an aerial robot capable of deploying a smaller robot directly onto the power lines to perform inspections, repairs, and component replacements—without interrupting the power supply.
With over 300,000 components in need of replacement on aging power lines, Robots4Green offers a faster, greener, and more cost-effective alternative to traditional maintenance methods involving helicopters and cranes. The project is supported by the Danish Energy Agency’s EUDP program with a grant of 16 million DKK and plays a key role in preparing the national grid for the demands of the green transition.
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