Construction Automation Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Construction Automation Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alexander H. Slocum, Laura Demsetz, David Levy, Bruce Schena, Andrew Ziegler Pages 222-244 (1987 Proceedings of the 4th ISARC, Haifa, Israel, ISSN 2413-5844) Abstract: Approaches to automation range from very flexible machines designed to emulate humans to dedicated machines designed for a specific task. The latter approach is being used at M.I.T. in the development of computer controlled machinery to help automate construction processes. This paper presents current work on three types of construction robots: the Wallbots – robots to interior walls, the Blockbot – a robot to build masonry block walls, and the Shear Studwelder – a robot to weld shear studs of beams and decks. All these machines are currently being fabricate at M.I.T., with testing scheduled for the summer of 1987. Keywords: No keywords DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC1987/0014 Download fulltext Download BibTex Download Endnote (RIS) TeX Import to Mendeley