Abstract
With recent advancement in software, hardware and computing technologies, applications of intelligent equipment and robots (IER) are growing in the construction industry. This chapter aims to review key advantages, use cases and barriers of adopting IER in construction and renovation projects. The chapter
evaluates the maturity of available IER technologies in the market and discusses the key concerns and barriers for adopting IER such as the unstructured and dynamic nature of construction sites limiting mobility and communication of IER, hazards of human-robot interactions, training and skills required for operating and collaborating with IER, and cybersecurity concerns. Finally, the chapter proposes a framework for implementing IER that helps in their benefits by defining relevant metrics while considering their pitfalls in terms of quality, safety, time, and cost. This framework assists practitioners in decision making for adopting IER in their construction operation.
evaluates the maturity of available IER technologies in the market and discusses the key concerns and barriers for adopting IER such as the unstructured and dynamic nature of construction sites limiting mobility and communication of IER, hazards of human-robot interactions, training and skills required for operating and collaborating with IER, and cybersecurity concerns. Finally, the chapter proposes a framework for implementing IER that helps in their benefits by defining relevant metrics while considering their pitfalls in terms of quality, safety, time, and cost. This framework assists practitioners in decision making for adopting IER in their construction operation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Disrupting Buildings |
| Subtitle of host publication | Digitalisation and the Transformation of Deep Renovation |
| Editors | Theo Lynn, Pierangelo Rosati, Mohamad Kassem, Stelios Krinidis, Jennifer Kennedy |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031323096 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031323089 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 15 Dec 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Palgrave Studies in Digital Business & Enabling Technologies (PSDBET) |
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| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| ISSN (Print) | 2662-1282 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2662-1290 |