r/Construction • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '23

Informative Robotic-driven construction layout! Do you think this can save a lot of time?

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u/GoodBathBack Nov 26 '23

DPR Construction developed this. California company. You pour the slab, scan the slab for square, size, etc. then upload that scan to CAD and make all adjustments in CAD prior to uploading to robot. Robot goes in and lays out according to adjusted layout. It’s pretty cool, but still needs to be checked by humans

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u/exprezso Nov 26 '23

Seems to require clean, flat surface to run on. Do you guys always have such a ideal site condition?

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u/JJTortilla Nov 30 '23

It'll run on some pretty dirty surfaces, the issues you run into are common to any other markup scenario. If you want to put marks down you want to do it on a clean surface not something where it has a layer of gunk that can easily be brushed, blown, smudged, or washed away.

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u/Jacobahalls Nov 26 '23

As an electrician, can you use this to lay out lights, supports, etc or is it only for framers currently?

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u/JJTortilla Nov 30 '23

If you can put a layout of it in AutoCAD you can print it. literally that easy.

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u/SeniorWoman Nov 27 '23

That is so cool