• Pigs: A stepwise RGB-D novel pig carcass cutting dataset 

      de Medeiros Esper, Ian; Cordova-Lopez, Luis Eduardo; Romanov, Dmytro; Alvseike, Ole; From, Pål Johan; Mason, Alex (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper presents a pig carcass cutting dataset, captured from a bespoke frame structure with 6 Intel® RealSense™ Depth Camera D415 cameras attached, and later recorded from a single camera attached to a robotic arm ...
    • Quality assessment of fresh meat cuts as a performance indicator of knives specifically adapted for robot-assisted operations 

      Røer, Helle; Korostynska, Olga; Bjerke, Frøydis; Romanov, Dmytro; Cordova-Lopez, Luis Eduardo; Mason, Alex; Bjørnstad, Per Håkon; Håseth, Torunn Thauland; Alvseike, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Manual labour in slaughterhouses is hazardous work. Workers suffer from injuries and occupational illnesses resulting from repetitive movements with sharp knives. There is a need for a robotic tool which can perform versatile ...
    • RoBUTCHER: A novel robotic meat factory cell platform 

      Mason, Alex; Esper, Ian; Korostynska, Olga; Cordova-Lopez, Luis Eduardo; Romanov, Dmytro; Pinceková, Michaela; Bjørnstad, Per Håkon; Alvseike, Ole; Popov, Anton; Smolkin, Oleh; Manko, Maksym; Christensen, Lars Bager; Takacs, Kristof; Haidegger, Tamás (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    • Smart Knife: Integrated Intelligence for Robotic Meat Cutting 

      Mason, Alex; Romanov, Dmytro; Cordova-Lopez, Luis Eduardo; Korostynska, Olga (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Automation is a key technology for a sustainable and secure meat sector in the future, both in terms of productivity and work environment. New robotic technologies, such as the so-called “meat factory cell,” (MFC) aim to ...
    • Smart knife: technological advances towards smart cutting tools in meat industry automation 

      Mason, Alex; Romanov, Dmytro; Cordova-Lopez, Luis Eduardo; Ross, Steven; Korostynska, Olga (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose Modern meat processing requires automation and robotisation to remain sustainable and adapt to future challenges, including those brought by global infection events. Automation of all or many processes is seen as ...
    • Towards human-robot collaboration in meat processing: Challenges and possibilities 

      Romanov, Dmytro; Korostynska, Olga; Lekang, Odd Ivar; Mason, Alex (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Meat is one of the main sources of protein in human nutrition. During recent years meat production volume has been showing significant growth worldwide. The total growth of red meat production is expected to ...