Human–robot collaboration in construction: Classification and research trends

CJ Liang, X Wang, VR Kamat… - Journal of Construction …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Construction robots continue to be increasingly deployed on construction sites to assist
human workers in various tasks to improve safety, efficiency, and productivity. Due to the …

A study of literature in modular integrated construction-Critical review and future directions

S Abdelmageed, T Zayed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Modular integrated construction (MiC) has been an attractive research topic in the last
decade. The adoption of this technology has increased in several countries worldwide …

On the opportunities and risks of foundation models

R Bommasani, DA Hudson, E Adeli, R Altman… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
AI is undergoing a paradigm shift with the rise of models (eg, BERT, DALL-E, GPT-3) that are
trained on broad data at scale and are adaptable to a wide range of downstream tasks. We …

[HTML][HTML] Robotics and automated systems in construction: Understanding industry-specific challenges for adoption

JMD Delgado, L Oyedele, A Ajayi, L Akanbi… - Journal of building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The construction industry is a major economic sector, but it is plagued with inefficiencies and
low productivity. Robotics and automated systems have the potential to address these …

Interactive and immersive process-level digital twin for collaborative human–robot construction work

X Wang, CJ Liang, CC Menassa… - Journal of Computing in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Human cognition plays a critical role in construction work, particularly in the context of high-
level task planning and in-field improvisation. On the other hand, robots are adept at …

Review and analysis of augmented reality (AR) literature for digital fabrication in architecture

Y Song, R Koeck, S Luo - Automation in construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Augmented Reality (AR) technologies has increased recently, due to the
equipment update and the mature technology. For architectural design, especially in digital …

Artificial intelligence and robotics for prefabricated and modular construction: A systematic literature review

M Pan, Y Yang, Z Zheng, W Pan - Journal of construction …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Prefabrication and modularization have attracted much attention in building construction,
and they are becoming increasingly important for the betterment of society. To fully benefit …

Teaching robots to perform quasi-repetitive construction tasks through human demonstration

CJ Liang, VR Kamat, CC Menassa - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Robots can assist workers in performing physically-demanding construction tasks, which are
typically quasi-repetitive, wherein the geometry of the workspace is dissimilar despite similar …

Generative ai in the construction industry: Opportunities & challenges

P Ghimire, K Kim, M Acharya - arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.04427, 2023 - arxiv.org
In the last decade, despite rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) transforming
many industry practices, construction largely lags in adoption. Recently, the emergence and …

Towards fully BIM-enabled building automation and robotics: A perspective of lifecycle information flow

J Zhang, H Luo, J Xu - Computers in Industry, 2022 - Elsevier
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has seen a continuous
growth in the application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) over the last two decades …