Current Status and Key Issues for Construction Automation and Robotics in the USA

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Current Status and Key Issues for Construction Automation and Robotics in the USA Miroslaw J. Skibniewski Pages 51-57 (1996 Proceedings of the 13th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan, ISSN 2413-5844) Abstract: Construction automation and robotics research in the United States has been part of the academic and industrial R&D effort since early 1980's. First construction robot and related protptypes were developed in 1982-83. Since then, approx. 10 R&D centers nationwide are engaged in robot hardware development for construction and hazardous waste site applications. However, software development and applications related to automation of structural design, design- construction integration, construction planning and efficient execution of construction tasks are more. prevalent in the AEC industry and in leading academic institutions in the U.S. Key issues for future R&D include redesign of construction tasks to take advantage of available advanced technologies, practical application of knowledge based systems in various construction project scenarios, utilization of innovative computational approaches to construction task decision support, and challenges of improved system integration solutions for optimal functionality of construction software and hardware. Keywords: No keywords DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC1996/0008 Download fulltext Download BibTex Download Endnote (RIS) TeX Import to Mendeley