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The joint project AI.R of the Lapland University of Applied Sciences and the University of Lapland continues the development of the Lapland Robotics project. The goal of the project is to support the growth of robotics and artificial intelligence in Lapland SMEs, as well as RDI cooperation between companies and universities. The goal of the project is also to utilize the know-how and experience gained in previous projects related to the practical applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
The Lapland Robotics project built small mobile robots suitable for driving and winter work outdoors in all weather conditions, especially in snow. In the AI.R project, the ARC team makes these robots intelligent for autonomous driving, autonomous snow work, and autonomous transport of material between two points while avoiding collisions. The team creates and deploys digital twins of the robots and the area to train, test, optimize and monitor the robots. A miniature model will be built from the test area for similar purposes, and it will be investigated whether small-scale autonomous driving tests can be transferred to the real world. The ARC team’s activities in the project also include the use of Drones and underwater Drones in thermal imaging of buildings and in the inspection of underwater power plant structures.
AI.R – Arctic AI & Robotics
1.1.2024 – 31.12.2025
348 828 €
Tommi Kokko
As a result of the project, new information applied in the right conditions will be obtained about how autonomous and semi-autonomous platforms, which utilize robotics and artificial intelligence, work in the Lapland region and how they can be utilized. The long-term vision is to bring robotics, artificial intelligence and digital twins into an integral part of the low-carbon Lapland society and SMEs. We can significantly increase innovation capacity in the development of low-carbon and energy-efficient processes, products and services.
Read more about the project in its current blog posts from the AI.R website.