Construction automation

Robots and Construction Automation

The United Slates lacks in the research and development of robots and construction automation. In comparison, construction companies in Japan take more aggressive stand in the research and development of this technology. This paper studies both Japan and US basic construction activities, research and development, social implications , automation technology, and construction robots economic feas...

Construction Automation and Robotics

A competitive, market oriented and rationalized construction tomorrow requires developing of automated and robotized construction system today. This includes industrialized process originating in a mining, construction material production, prefabrication of construction components, on site construction, facility management, rehabilitation and recycling. Today’s construction projects are charact...

Hybrid Construction Automation and Robotics

Robots were originally introduced in the production of industrialized building components and modular housing. Later mobile robots were developed for special on-site construction tasks. Automated construction sites use robotics for logistics and assembly. The technological progress of robotics allows recently the automated production of facades, which is described in this keynote.

Robotics and Automation in Japanese Construction Industries

3-D Graphical Visualization for Construction Automation

The availability of low-cost, high performance computers that are capable of real-time 3-D graphic simulation has lead to a plethora of applications in the construction industry. This technology is particularly beneficial in the design and simulation of automated construction systems. The expense of physically constructing and implementing a full-scale prototype automated construction systems h...