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ROBOTS ARE
THE FUTURE OF
CONSTRUCTION
We have seen many robots
integrated with laboratory
machines
and
factory
equipment, but we have
just started seeing robots
helping in the construction
of our buildings. It doesn’t
end there: there’s more
with robots in the field of
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construction in the future.
The future of construction
lies in modern technology
that will help in various
aspects: drones to monitor
site activities and robotic
bulldozers to push soil
without the human touch.
Robots can also be used with
off-site fabrication of the
buildings’ elements by 3D
printing them.
Drones
have
become
recently popular and their
applications in construction
sites are already realized. US
start-up Skycatch uses drones
on high-profile building
projects, which provides a
bird’s-eye view of a site to
give progress reports, and
speed up site logistics
through delivery monitoring
and real-time updates.
Japanese
construction