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"The contents of this book have been developed within the project “Robots to Re-Construction”, which was funded by the European Union under grant agreement No. 687593. The intention of the project was to automate the removal of asbestos from homes using mobile robots. The aim was to eliminate the risks to human health when removing asbestos manually and to make the removal process more economical. In order to achieve this goal, a European consortium of seven partners was formed to combine the necessary competences in one team. In addition to the main goal of autonomous asbestos removal, there was also the objective to combine radar technologies with laser technologies and to give and implement new approaches to mobile robotics.

"The “Robots to Re-Construction” Bots2ReC project was launched in 02/2016 to introduce mobile robotic units on construction sites for the automated removal of asbestos contamination. The novel use case of asbestos removal and the dedicated robotic system are introduced. After giving the motivation for the use case, a brief overview of recent approaches to mobile robotic systems on construction sites is given. Analysis of the use case and the situation of asbestos contamination in Europe follow. The project approach is shown, and specific challenges regarding mobility, perception, and collaboration are analyzed. The publication concludes with a brief description of the current prototype and an introduction of the project consortium. As we are addressing the first special edition of this journal, our focus is on the introduction of the use case, challenges, and approach rather than on specific scientific or technological solutions, that will follow during the course of the project."