Application of robotics in efficient and sustainable construction and deconstruction
Mr. Antonio Alonso-Cepeda, Innovation Manager at ACCIONA Construction, Dr. Jason Rambach, Team Leader Spatial Sensing and Machine Perception, DFKI, Dr. Dimitrios Giakoumis, Principal Researcher in Service Robotics, CERTH-ITI, Prof. Alba Perez Gracia, Principal Researcher amd director at CDEI-UPC, CDEI-UPC, Mr. David Caballero Flores, Researcher and Project Manager at CDEI-UPC, CDEI-UPC,Room 14-16
Questions to be answered
This workshop will explore the role of robotics in advancing sustainable construction and deconstruction practices. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from the latest innovations in construction automation, digital twin technology, and material identification within the circular economy framework. The session will be structured around real-world case studies and shared experiences to foster collaborative insights and a roadmap for future developments.
- Current State of construction robotics and cluster projects
- Biggest challenges and achievements from the piloting phase of BEEYONDERS, HumanTech and RobetArme
- Full automation vs. Human-robot collaboration in construction
- How the AI advances are influencing Construction robotics
Description
Key topics:
- Challenges in construction (introduction)
- Advancements in construction automation
- Application of AI in road construction and maintenance
- Digital twin technology for deconstruction
- Robotics in material identification
- Sharing of experiences and case studies
- Synergies among workshop participants
Contributions from BEEYONDERS:
- Current state of the project (5 mins)
- Results from the Building Construction pilot (TBD): Final outcomes and user evaluation results from real construction environment deployment (10 mins)
Contributions from HumanTech:
- Current state of the project (5 mins)
- Pilot V (Robotic Mastic Application): Final outcomes and user evaluation results from real construction environment deployment (10 mins)
Contributions from RobetArme:
- Current state of the project (5 mins)
- Results from the first RobetArme shotcreting testbed deployment (10 mins)
Organisation of the WS
The workshop will be structured into interactive sessions combining expert presentations, case studies, and group discussions. The schedule includes:
- Industry Insights and Project Overview: Brief presentations by industry experts and stakeholders (5 minutes each) to provide an overview of trends, challenges, and innovative projects in the construction and deconstruction sector.
- Thematic and Technical Sessions: Focused presentations (10 minutes each) addressing specific challenges and showcasing project results.
- Guided Discussion: A moderated session with industry leaders and researchers to explore audience questions, emerging trends, and collaboration opportunities (20 minutes).
- Wrap-up and Actionable Takeaways: A closing session summarizing key insights, establishing a roadmap for future actions, and encouraging networking among participants.
Intended outcome
- List of priorities to automate the construction sector: Definition of key technologies for automation to address current challenges, along with the maturity level of each – a prioritized work list.
- Roadmap of priorities and key objectives: A strategic plan to advance robotics in construction/deconstruction. A list of manual operations carried out by the road sectors which is needed to be conducted automatically via AI.
- Increase participation in Construction Topic group and Tech4Construction cluster.
- Increase awareness on the current state of play in Construction Robotics research and respective real pilot testing outcomes
Further information
- Antonio Alonso-Cepeda (ACCIONA) – coordinator of Project BEEYONDERS (speaker-panelist)
- BEEYONDERS Building pilot (it can be from Fira Construction (Oskari Kruth - TBD), CATEC (Marco A. Montes-Grova – TBD) or STAM (Cristina Naso-Rapis - TBD))
- Dr. Jason Rambach (DFKI) – coordinator of Project HumanTech (speaker-panelist)
- HumanTech Pilot V representative (can be Irati Rasines Garcia (Tecnalia) TBC) (speaker-panelist)
- Dimitrios Giakoumis (CERTH) – coordinator of Project Robetarme
- Prof. Alba Perez Gracia / David caballero Flores from CDEI-UPC presenting DISCOVER Project
- Other people from Topic Group Construction: Prof. Christian Schlette (SDU) and/or Prof. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan (RWTH Aachen)
Organisers
- Topic Group construction (https://eu-robotics.net/construction-robotics-topic-group/ )
- Tech4Construction cluster