Review Study: Robotics and Automation in Construction

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 2019

PurposeThe adoption of robotics and automation (R&A) within the construction industry has been adjudged as slow, despite the possibility of it reducing the high risk posed on health and safety of humans by the activities of the industry. The call for research and development in this area of technology to improve its adoption in the delivery of construction projects is evident in past studies. Thus, this paper aims to conduct a review of R&A in construction-related fields with a view to revealing the area of focus of past studies.Design/methodology/approachA bibliometric approach was adopted for this study, and data used were gathered from the Scopus database. Keywords such as “robotics”, “automation” and “construction” were used to extract papers from the database. VOSviewer was used to prepare a co-authorship and co-occurrence map based on the bibliographic data gathered.FindingsThe findings revealed that focus is placed on construction automation, industrial robots and application...

Building and construction industries are one of the major industries around the world. In which Construction industry is a labour intensive. It is conducted in dangerous situations. So, the importance of construction robotics has grown rapidly. Applications and activities of robotics and automation in construction industry started in the early 90s aiming to optimize equipment operations, improve safety, enhance perception of workspace and furthermore, ensure quality environment for building occupants. Construction automation is a broadly defined planning and technical endeavor that includes in distinct areas .It is the development of programmable (i.e., robotic) hardware for the execution of construction work tasks; significant progress has been achieved in equipment navigation systems. It is also the development of computer-based tools for efficient and optimal planning, design, construction, and execution for construction. The main goal of this paper is to convince building designers and managers to incorporate robotic systems when managing modern buildings. This paper studies recent applications for robots and automation in the construction industry and sets opportunities and challenges through a new framework for better planning and control of construction equipment operation. In this paper, Studying recent applications and projects for using robots and automation in the construction industry, Setting opportunities and rapidly and also provides a new tool for addressing large-scale and complicated field problems.

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 feasibility. Construction robot productivity is always higher when materials are standardized, and repetition activities are involved. Improving productivity, reducing manpower, shortening construction time, reduction of costs, improving quality, improving work conditions, safety, and benefits to the environment are presented in this paper.

Proceedings of the ... ISARC, 1988

The use of robots is growing in the manufacturing industries. But in field-oriented industries like construction, adaptation to automation technologies has been slower. The most progress to date in automation for construction has been made in the control of temporary on-site plants for batching concrete, bending reinforcement steel, and making precast concrete elements. However in order to automate construction processes more effectively, it will be necessary to develop methods and approaches for design that recognize the characteristics of construction machinery. The objective of this paper is to examine the needs and potential of automation and robotics technologies and review the state-of-the-art in selected automation related areas.

Isarc Proceedings, 2004

In the decades to come, building production will concentrate in the metropolitan centres of the world due to the migration of the world's population to the major cities. An improvement of the construction process in densely populated inner cities will be the task of the future. This focuses on performance management, construction engineering and construction management. New developments being discussed in this field are new design strategies, human machine technologies, employee safety, progress monitoring, distributed production information and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

As a first step in detailed assessment, this research analyzes selected attributes of 85 existing construction automation and robotics technologies to examine certain trends in the development of construction technologies and the attributes of the technologies which can influence their use by construction companies. In general, previously identified priorities for automation are close to being fulfilled, and correspond with opportunities for adoption. Most of the technologies concentrate on areas of identified benefits, and attempt to reduce the complexity associated with adoption through only minims changes in tasks. In the same way, complement changes required to use the technologies are kept at a minimum overall. This analysis is used to identify further opportunities for the development and implementation of construction automation and robotics technologies. 0 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

35th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), 2018

This paper discusses the results of a survey regarding state of the art and possible future opportunities for the application of robotic technologies in the construction industry. The survey was conducted by submitting two distinct questionnaires to Arup's1 most experienced technical and business leaders. The first questionnaire was designed in order to understand the state of the art of robotic technologies in the construction industry, while the second one aimed at identifying promising application scenarios from both the industry and the research point of view. The paper discusses how the questionnaires have been designed and presents the corresponding results.

Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering School of Urban Development, 2008

ii To My husband Razak, for his love and support and my beloved baby son Hafid, born amid the "data analysis" phase And In loving memory of my parents, My father, Mahbub Amin (1936 and

2003

When speaking about The Future Site we presume that in future a site will be different from the present building site. We take it for granted that almost every thing in our modern world is subject to permanent change. But to develop a vision on how that future site will look like it is necessary to develop first a vision on how our world will change in the near future. Changes on building sites are like many things a consequence of a changing world. To state it more specifically: the changes on the building sites will be driven by changes in our culture, our life style, and prosperity, and also but not exclusively by developments in knowledge and technology. The most important drivers for change identified in this paper are the changing values of society. Both legislative and regulatory authorities as well as the end-users of the products of the construction industry are forcing the industry to another way of producing and delivering buildings. As a result the construction process h...