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How Is Robotics Applications Transforming Construction Sector
The construction industry is among the largest in the world.
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Applied Technology Review | Sunday, October 02, 2022
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Fremont, CA: The construction industry is among the largest in the world. However, it is among the slowest to embark on the path of automation and digitalization, and as a result, the integration of robots in construction has lagged behind other sectors. This is attributable to various variables, including personnel costs and a lack of process planning.
Robotnik designs and builds AMRs that enable automation, and the possibility of construction robots provides the ultimate push toward Industry 4.0. Autonomous mobile robots have several advantages and are already helpful in several fields, including architecture, masonry, demolition, and infrastructure. Some of the activities that require more AMR include safety and inspection, which employ technology to examine and detect any problems in real time and submit the data to the system so that they can get fixed as soon as feasible.
Robotics improves the construction sector by increasing accuracy, dramatically increasing production, reducing mistakes, meeting deadlines, reducing the frequency of accidents, and lowering expenses.
Robotnik is now working on various R&D projects to increase construction using mobile robots and other cutting-edge technology, as well as real-world testing applications.
Robotnik has been involved in over 60 research initiatives since 2002, the majority of which have been at the European level. Approximately 30 projects of various types are underway: some with logistics-oriented goals, others in the health sector or building. This enables the employment of intelligent, autonomous, and collaborative mobile robots. As a result, more efficient industrial processes with greater resource utilization are created, resulting in increased overall production.
The goal is to create an automated and integrated system that can conduct operations like crack sealing, pothole repair, asphalt rejuvenation, autonomous replacement of CUD pieces, and marking painting on roads. It also offers pre- and post-intervention assistance, such as visual inspections & automated & controlled traffic cone distribution and removal.
Current European refineries and civic infrastructures, including tunnels and bridges, are aging logically, resulting in steady degradation.
PILOTING will conduct large-scale pilots in real-world industrial settings to address the most pressing inspection and maintenance concerns. These demonstrations boost coverage and enhancement, lower operational costs and times, improve inspection quality, and increase operator safety.