Construction 4.0

A Sawhney, M Riley, J Irizarry… - Sawhney, A., Riley, M …, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
With the pervasive use of Building Information Modelling (BIM), lean principles, digital
technologies, and offsite construction, the industry is at the cusp of this transformation. The …

Construction robotics: From automation to collaboration

S Parascho - Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Over the past decades, robotics has shown great potential to impact the built environment,
from automation to differentiation and efficient construction. However, construction …

[HTML][HTML] Robotic assembly of timber joints using reinforcement learning

AA Apolinarska, M Pacher, H Li, N Cote… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In architectural construction, automated robotic assembly is challenging due to occurring
tolerances, small series production and complex contact situations, especially in assembly …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible and transportable robotic timber construction platform–TIM

HJ Wagner, M Alvarez, O Kyjanek, Z Bhiri… - Automation in …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach to robotic fabrication in the building industry through
the conceptualization, development and evaluation of a largescale, transportable and …

Design, simulation and robotic assembly of reversible timber structures

R Naboni, A Kunic, A Kramberger, C Schlette - Construction Robotics, 2021 - Springer
Wood is more and more seen as a sustainable solution to offset carbon emissions from
constructions. In response and in parallel to this, the research in robotic timber construction …

Structural stay-in-place formwork for robotic in situ fabrication of non-standard concrete structures: A real scale architectural demonstrator

N Hack, K Dörfler, AN Walzer, T Wangler… - Automation in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Concrete is a highly versatile construction material, not only for the reason that it has
excellent properties in terms of structural performance, building physics, availability and …

BIM-driven computational design for robotic manufacturing in off-site construction: an integrated Design-to-Manufacturing (DtM) approach

W Anane, I Iordanova, C Ouellet-Plamondon - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Technological interoperability is a driver for seamless data and information exchange
between project team members in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) …

Robotic assembly of timber structures in a human-robot collaboration setup

A Kramberger, A Kunic, I Iturrate, C Sloth… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The construction sector is investigating wood as a highly sustainable material for fabrication
of architectural elements. Several researchers in the field of construction are currently …

Design and assembly automation of the Robotic Reversible Timber Beam

A Kunic, R Naboni, A Kramberger, C Schlette - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
The field of architecture is more and more referring to wood as a sustainable solution for
satisfying the need of new buildings while offsetting carbon emissions. In parallel, the …

Automated on-site assembly of timber buildings on the example of a biomimetic shell

APR Lauer, E Benner, T Stark, S Klassen… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Automating on-site assembly benefits quality and productivity, reduces physical strain on
workers, and counteracts construction worker shortages. This paper develops a concept for …