ROBOTICS NEWS
The latest robotics news from across the construction sector.
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US-based contractor Gilbane has announced it is teaming up with Nextera Robotics to increase the use of autonomous robots in its management of construction.
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Kewazo, which produces the robotic material hoist LiftBot for construction sites and industrial plants, closed a $5m Series A funding round.
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To demonstrate the technology, MIT created a joystick able to play PAC-MAN by sensing the direction and magnitude of each applied force.
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The robot is made up of a mobile base, site-sensing technology, and BIM-linked software systems that allow it to navigate around a construction site.
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England’s National Highways is to test a wall-crawling robot developed by Hausbots to remove graffiti from bridges.
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Advanced Construction Robotics’ ‘TyBot’ can self-locate, self-position, and self-tie rebar intersections at a rate of 1,100 per hour.