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Industrydrivers• Tasksthatcanbemostautomatedare
cheapforhumanlabortoperform
• Thismakesroboteconomicschallenging(mightaswellusehumansinsteadofmachines)
• Therefore,ratherthanlaborreplacement,robotadoptionseemstobedrivenby:• Workerssafety(i.e.remotedemolitions,
remoteinspections)• Efficiency(i.e.realtimesurveying,
continuous paving,etc)• Pushing theboundaries (i.e.masstiling,
contourcrafting,etc)
Source:http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/four_fundamentals_of_workplace_automationhttps://public.tableau.com/profile/mckinsey.analytics#!/vizhome/AutomationandUSjobs/Technicalpotentialforautomation
DemolitionRemotecontrolleddemolitionrobots.
• ConcreteSawing
• Demolition
• Waterbasedconcretedemolitionandrecycling
SurveyingDronesforaerialmappingandsurveyingconstructionsites.
Allowforreal-timesurveying,improvelogisticsandcollaborationacrossconstruction teams.
PavingRobotspaveroadswithbricksorconcrete.
Relieveworkersfromphysicallystrainingwork,improveefficiency.
ConcretefinishingAutomaticconcretetrowellingandpaving.
Automatestaskthatisrepetitiveandhardforhumanstodowell.
BricklayingWorks intandemwithconstructionworkers,butlaysdown3xasmanybricksashuman.
Canlaybricksinunconventionalpatternstoachievenovelstructures.
DrillingTherobotprovidesaccurate,efficientdrillinginconcreteceilingsandpromisesfarlessstrainonworkers.
MassTilingRoboticproductionoftilingwork.Allowsfortheexistenceoftileswithunprecedenteddetail.Otherwisethesetileswouldbeeconomicallyunfeasible.
ExosuitsExosuits andexoskeletons helpconstructionworkershandleheavierloadswithout hurtingtheirbodies.
PrefabricatedRobotsmanufactureprefabpartsofbuildings.Inthiscase,thepanelsaredesignedwithinspatialconstraintsoftherobot.
Otherapplications
• Concretetransportation/distribution• Positioningofsteel• Fire resisting• Painting• Excavation/Earthmoving• Tunneling
EmergingTechnologyIContourCrafting“ContourCrafting(CC)isalayeredfabricationtechnologydevelopedbyDr.BehrokhKhoshnevis oftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.ContourCraftingtechnologyhasgreatpotentialforautomatingtheconstructionofwholestructuresaswellassub-components. Usingthisprocess,asinglehouseoracolonyofhouses, eachwithpossiblyadifferentdesign,maybeautomaticallyconstructedinasinglerun,embeddedineachhousealltheconduitsforelectrical,plumbingandair-conditioning”
Source:http://www.contourcrafting.org/
EmergingTechnologyIID-SHAPE” D-Shapeisanewroboticbuildingsystemusingnewmaterialstocreatesuperiorstone-likestructures.
Thisnewmachineryenablesfull-sizesandstonebuildingstobemadewithout humanintervention,usingastereolithography 3-Dprintingprocessthatrequiresonlysandandourspecialinorganicbindertooperate.D-Shapeisanewbuildingtechnologywhichwillrevolutionizethewayarchitecturaldesignisplanned,andbuildingconstructionsareexecuted.”
Source:http://www.d-shape.com/cose.htm
CompaniesURLs• https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/tfhrc/programs/infrastructure/structures/ltbp/ltbpresearch/rabit/index.cfm
• http://www.intron-plus.com/en/equipment/
• http://shb.skku.edu/irms/research/previous/cable.jsp
• http://www.concreteconstruction.net/jobsite-equipment/mobile-drilling-robot-from-nlink_t.aspx
• http://www.concreteconstruction.net/jobsite-equipment/mobile-drilling-robot-from-nlink_t.aspx
• http://www.technologyreview.com/news/540916/robots-lay-three-times-as-many-bricks-as-construction-workers/
• http://www.kranendonk.com/
• http://kiberys.com/
• http://www.rollit.se/english/rollit-robot/
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239410052_Automated_construction_in_Japan
• http://www.newportpartnersllc.com/technologies/miscellaneous/construction_robotics.html
• http://wonderfulengineering.com/tiger-stone-paving-machine-makes-brick-roads-like-laying-carpet/
• http://tiger-stone.nl/projecten/
• https://www.sensefly.com/applications/surveying.html
• https://www.skycatch.com/case-studies/constructionet/
• http://www.husqvarna.com/us/construction/products/demolition-robots-product-range/dxr-310/
• http://www.brokk.com/us/800P/
• http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/powering_up_construction_workers_with_exosuits/
• http://www.jnouki.kubota.co.jp/product/kanren/arm-1/
• http://amprobotics.com/
• http://zenrobotics.com/
• http://www.royaltruckandequipment.com/atma
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