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This chapter introduces the various construction automation concepts that have been developed over the past few decades and presents examples of construction robots that are in current use (as of 2006) and/or in various stages of research and development.
Saidi, K.
, O'Brien, J.
and Lytle, A.
(2017),
Chapter 48: Robotics in Construction, Springer Handbook of Robotics, Undefined
(Accessed October 2, 2025)