Open Issues and Future Possibilities in the EU Construction Automation

The open issues and the main barriers to introducing automation in the construction industry are analyzed. Future possibilities of massive introduction of automation are also analyzed. These analysis are focusing in the house-building construction in the European Union (EU). The level of advances and comparative study with others industrial sectors show that more effort are needed. In this way two examples are presented: bricklayer robots and modules assembly robots, focusing in the main barriers for its massive introducing.