CONSTRUCTION
Robotics & Automation
How Construction Robots Will Change The Industry
The construction industry is one of the most labor-intensive industries in the world. Yet, due to a continuing labor shortage (and right now, social distancing), the industry has needed to adapt to a lack of people who can do this labor. Adapting has always been one of the industry’s strongest skills, and with technology advancements occurring every day, a new solution has developed: construction robots.
Read on below to learn more about robots in construction, or jump straight to the infographic.
What Are Construction Robots?
Construction robots are automated machines that assist in construction. Although the fear of the robots taking over jobs is understandable, it’s more like they are upgrading jobs rather than stealing them.
4 Main Types of Construction Robots
The most common idea of a robot (a bipedal automotive being made of metal) isn’t the only type of construction robot. From driverless vehicles to actual humanoid laborers, there is an assortment of machines that assist in construction.
1. Industrial Robots
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- Manufacturing with Articulated Robots
- 3D Printing Using Cartesian Robots
- Humans Working Together With Collaborative Robots
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2. Drones
3. Self-Driving Construction Vehicles
Although the automotive industry is currently working on normalizing self-driving cars, like Tesla’s Autopilot feature, for instance, the construction industry has already been using autonomous construction equipment.
Built Robotics is a company that is currently “upgrading off-the-shelf heavy equipment with AI guidance systems.” Currently, the company’s lineup consists of dozers, excavators and CTL’s, all of which are completely autonomous. The main issue this can solve is safety on road construction.
Working on a street with traffic can be dangerous for construction workers and the best road construction safety plan won’t always prepare people for human error. With autonomous construction vehicles, though, human error can be greatly decreased.