Health and safety and digital twins are two key areas in which robots and automation can drive improvements, according to Pete Felton of The National Robotarium.

From the clever use of existing technology to the cutting edge of hard science, here are the five digital technologies that caught our attention in 2023. 

The Vinci Building/Sir Robert McAlpine JV, Integrated Health Projects, is testing the final version of the HP SitePrint robot site printer at Derby Kingsway hospital.

A flooring robot developed by an Israeli start-up has undergone proof of concept trials.

HP’s site printing robot, first launched in the US last year, is now available in the UK.

John Sisk is running a 10-week test of HP’s site printing robot on two residential projects in London.

An American robotics company, Sarcos, has completed a pilot project that uses robots to install photovoltaic panels. During the field trial, an autonomous vehicle with a Sarcos robotic arm combined…

Global construction software giant Nemetschek Group has invested in Munich-based construction robotics start-up Kewazo.

Construction robotics moved on at pace in 2022. And – quite rightly – new robots’ focus was on the work that we don’t want to do.

A fleet of 3D printing robots have started construction of the 100-home Wolf Ranch community in Georgetown, Texas.

Researchers have designed a walking robot that could revolutionise space-builds, and Earth-based construction projects.

HP has launched a site printing robot that marks up plans on construction sites, generating significant productivity gains.

Robots continue their march: there’s now a robot that can carry out predictive rail maintenance robot.

Professor Peter Childs, the co-inventor and founder of Q-Bot, talks to Denise Chevin about his aspirations for the intelligent insulating machine and where next for the company.

The rebar-tying robot, TyBot, has achieved a new personal best record number of ties on a single shift, according to its creator, Pittsburgh-based Advanced Construction Robotics.

No, it’s not something from the minds of Pixar: the image above is of Pipebots, micro robots designed to inspect buried pipes, water pipes in particular.

Southern Gas Networks is trialling a new robotic roadworks system in Epsom, Surrey, that its says could cut typical gas repairs from days to hours.

A fleet of autonomous site monitoring robots are being developed by US construction and FM firm Gilbane Building Company and Nextera Robotics.