Recirculate

The Recirculate project addresses the most pressing challenges facing the European battery recycling sector and battery logistics. The main objective of the project is to improve the efficiency of battery repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling. Our task is to integrate and test an AI-based, robotised electric car batteries dismantling and sorting system.

Recirculate

In the Recirculate project, eleven partners from different countries are working together to address the key challenges facing the battery recycling sector by combining advanced technologies. For example, artificial intelligence will be used for automated dismantling and smart logistics solutions for the safe storage and transport of batteries and battery materials. Blockchain technology will be used to track key battery data and battery location.

Virtual marketplace

The virtual marketplace will enable the creation of new circular business models for the repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling of used batteries. This will minimise costs, time, energy and environmental impact while maximising the value of batteries.

Funding: The European Union has provided €4.9 million in funding for the project.
Duration: 1.5.2023- 30.4.2026
Financed by: HORIZON-CL5-2022-D2-01-10

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Recirculate Deliverable 2.4 video

This video demonstrates Deliverable 2.4 of the Recirculate project, focusing on the validation of a robotized disassembly and sorting (D&S) system for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

The demonstration highlights the module-to-cell disassembly process in an industrially relevant environment, implemented at Centria University of Applied Sciences. It also presents a simulation of a future, full-scale disassembly line built from modular, container-based units.

The system combines industrial robotics, machine vision, and AI-powered control algorithms to enable safe, efficient, and automated battery recycling.

Project experts at a workshop in Ylivieska.
Automation engineer Toni Autio controls the robot.
Project experts discussing.
The robot is easy to control with a joystick.
Automation engineer Toni Autio at the project workshop.
Project experts and robot at Centria's premises in Ylivieska.
The project will build a robotic cell for unloading and sorting batteries.
The kick-off meeting of the project gathered participants from all over Europe.
Project kick-off meeting in Helsinki in June 2023.
The project involves several companies.
Our robotics expert Kari programming a robot that disassembles electric car batteries
Our robotics expert Kari checking with Centria's expert the disassembly phase of electric car battery cells