Miniaturized Robotic Systems for Autonomous In-Situ Exploration of Critical Raw Materials In Deep Land Deposits

Project Information

MINOTAUR

Grant agreement ID: 101178775

DOI

10.3030/101178775

EC signature date 22 August 2024

Start date 1 November 2024

End date 31 October 2027

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 4 993 302,50

EU contribution

€ 4 993 302,50

Coordinated by

LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET
Sweden

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Publications

Conference proceedings (4)

AI-driven framework to reconstruct real-time 3-D geological models for In-Situ Exploration of Critical Raw Materials

Author(s): Naveed Akram, Leonardo Azevedo
Published in: 2026
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU26-7960

A Compact Sps-Based Parallel Mechanism For Worm-Like Robot Locomotion In Confined Environments

Author(s): Angelos Iliakis, George Nikolakopoulos, Panagiotis Koustoumpardis
Published in: 2026
Publisher: MMT-Symposium
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.20541778

A low-cost method for ore identification using a magnetic susceptibility sensor: a case study on magnesite

Author(s): Nikolaos Avrantinis, Panagiotis Koukakis, Ioannis Sarris, Konstantinos G. Gatos, George Tsoupas, Evgenia Kavallari, Pavlos Avramidis
Published in: Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XVI, 2025
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3073606

Towards Sustainable Deep Mineral Exploration: Insights from the MINOTAUR Project

Author(s): Magdalena Worsa-Kozak, Aurela Shtiza
Published in: DIM-ESEE Conference Book of Abstracts, 2025
Publisher: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining Geology and Petroleum Engineering
DOI: 10.17794/DIMESEE.A.2025.1.7

Peer reviewed articles (1)

From Geology to Robotics: A Review of Next-Generation Autonomous Drilling Technologies for Critical Mineral Exploration

Author(s): Nikolaos Avrantinis, Panagiotis Koukakis, Pavlos Avramidis
Published in: Geosciences, Issue 16, 2026, ISSN 2076-3263
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/GEOSCIENCES16040139