Study on Development and Utilization of Construction Robots

The objective of this study was to establish an effective and practical method for developing construction robots. Therefore, a survey of construction robot developers was conducted regarding the development process and the degree of robot utilization. This survey suggests that although the development of robots is primarily conducted according to consumer demand, utilization of completed robots is not as high as expected. While the majority of developers are quite satisfied with completed robots, users often find these robots unsatisfactory because of their uncertain economic effects, their unclear capabilities, and their lack of general applicability. The survey shows that a gap exists between the robots that are created by developers and the robots that users desire. Based on both the results of this study, and the results of a consumer survey, the ' Construction Robotics Committee plans to create indices for robot development that will be acceptable to users.