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Robots in the construction industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

A. Warszawski
A. Warszawski
Affiliation:
Head, Building Research Station, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (Israel)
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Abstract

SUMMARY

Robots have a considerable potential of application on the building site; they can adapt to varying tasks, move and interact with environment. The building process may be restructured in such way that a majority of tasks would be performed by 4 configurations of robots: an assembling robot for handling of large structure components, a general purpose robot for interior finishing works, an exterior wall, and a floor finishing robot for finishing of large vertical and horizontal surfaces, respectively. A preliminary feasibility study reveals that such robots may be justified economically, especially under conditions which reduce human productivity or require high quality of work.

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Robotica , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 181 - 188
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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