Robotics In Construction Industry Research Articles

A Study on Automation and Robotics in Construction Industry

In this paper an attempt is made to do an in-depth study about the factors influencing automation and robotics in construction industry and what best strategy can be developed to overcome it So, in this research work the progress is going to be Identify the factors influencing automation and robotics in construction industry by literature review study so the different type of factors has been identified for automation and robotics & identify reason for the effective usage of automation and robotics in construction field and conceptual framework will be developed. The conceptual framework can be developed after analysing the survey responses. Automation and robotics technology is expected to improve the productivity of the construction industry as well as to solve problems such as labour shortage and safety risks.

Environmental and cost assessment of customized modular wall components production based on an adaptive formwork casting mechanism: An experimental study

The application of automation and robotics in construction industry, has shown significant growth in recent decades with examples to include, among others, adaptive casting techniques. Such examples have been few in number and have been assessed, mostly in regard to their qualitative performance. Also, little, fragmented and not fully systematized research has examined their environmental and economic impact, along with the benefits that their application could bring in construction. A comprehensive and systematic investigation of their environmental and economic feasibility based on quantitative results could provide a clearer understanding of their benefits with future goal their widespread use in the construction industry. This hypothesis is tested through an experimental study of an innovative adaptive formwork casting mechanism that is applied for the customized production of a variety of modular brick typologies. The results of implementation and production process are assessed in terms of their life cycle and cost performance, and compared with a conventional casting approach. Adobe, mixture of clay with cement, and concrete, are used as the materials of implementation. The introduction of a novel adaptive formwork casting mechanisms and the results obtained show that the technique can be effectively applied for the construction of modular brick components with large variability. This is due to the advantages that arise in relation to their environmental impact and cost performance in long term, compared to conventional formwork casting techniques. Such applications might open new possibilities in construction industry towards a more sustainable and cleaner casting and production process of customized building components.

Robotics in Construction Industry

Automation through robots is not a new concept. Many of the manufacturing and service sectors are adopting most sophisticated robots to increase productivity and reliability. Construction industry which is most unorganized and labour intensive is no different. Robots are employed to map the construction site, to lay bricks, to fulfill materials as required etc. But still the modern huge structures and buildings are painted by human laborers. The chemical paints, working height poses high threat to the safety of painters.Adopting a Robot may eliminate these problem by working at great heights and improving the tangible benefits like productivity of painting process, reducing manpower, reducing construction lead time and construction costs thereby improving quality, work conditions, safety. Along with reviewing the development of automated wall painting, two new concepts of light weight, easy to handle exterior wall painting robot is discussed in this paper.

Robotics in Construction Industry

The robotization of on-site reinforcement mat preparation robot, interior/ floor finishing robot, quality inspection robot, drones for carrying loads and proximity detection sensors are considered. Costs and benefits of applying the proposed robot system for construction works are outlined and estimated. Conclusions regarding the profit obtained and time reduced of work performed by robot and its economic feasibility are drawn. Objectives: To analyse the efficiency usefulness of automation and robotics in construction, to measure cost effectiveness of automation in comparison to manual work practices and to improve safety and quality standards in construction using automation. Methods: By adopting the methods such as value estimation, payback period, return on investment and straight line method for each and every robot the cost parameter is analysed. Findings: Automated instruments are found to be efficient by reducing average time consumed for major activities by 57.85% of time taken, automated equipment’s are found to reduce cost incurred in net working cost by an average of 51.67% in comparison to cost incurred for performance by manual labor and Quality of output is greatly increased and cost incurred for rework and scrap is reduced by 66.76% by employing automation. Application Improvement: By utilizing these robots in real time constructions the various parameters such as time, cost and quality can be improved.

Biotensegrity Inspired Robot–Future Construction Alternative

In the era of emerging technology, application of robotic and automation in multi discipline is expected. Civil engineers drastically accept and adopt robots in real world construction industry to assist workers in fatigue and harsh environment, concurrently improve the quantity and quality of the work with most likely lesser cost. Due to remarkable architecture, mechanics and advance features like lightweight, energy efficiency and flexibility; compatibility of tensegrity structures in robotic design will certainly enlighten the construction market. In particular, extra energy to maintain the tensegrity-based robot configuration under gravitational load is not required. Similarly to living organism, tensegrity-based robot generates global transformation with even tiny local pressure under low energy consumption, yet the subsequent configuration equilibrium can be sustained by its own. Will the integration between biology and tensegrity in robotics uphold the next generation of robots in construction industry? This paper provides understanding of biotensegrity principle and its potential to robotics particularly in inspection robots based on previous studies with the motive to encourage more researchers to work in tensegrity-based robot especially from biology perspective.

Prototype Robotics in Construction Industry

As a key technology, construction robots are expected to improve working conditions, reduce accidents, and increase construction productivity. Robotics in the construction industry is a young and fast‐growing interdisciplinary field. However, it is only recently that the subject has begun to emerge as a coherent but multidisciplinary activity. Although the construction industry so far has managed to develop highly productive systems without the help of robots, there are specific areas of application in which robots could benefit the industry. This paper describes prototype construction robots developed by a Japanese contractor in the areas of rockwool spraying, concrete and wall finishing, silo lining, and radioactive concrete cutting. Application of these robots in traditional construction sites, and their implementation in new construction fields are discussed. To obtain the full benefit of robots, it is necessary to change the whole construction system like factory automation did in the manufacturing industries. Newly developed construction systems should achieve the building design and construction planning just suited to robots.