Publications / 2024 Proceedings of the 41st ISARC, Lille, France
The construction industry presents very strong challenges such as being an industry where many fatalities occur, and delivery times have a great impact on the cost of the final product. In this context, an area of opportunity was found, which consist of automating the process of grabbing and nailing plywood sheets in construction site. To achieve this, our previous research proposed an end-effector for a robotic arm capable of performing these tasks. Built upon that end-effector design, a fundamental advancement was made in this paper. Specifically, our focus is placed on the selected robotic arm, and proposing new ways to integrate the electronic and
pneumatic systems by making modifications to the initial design, as well as proposing a new manufacturing plan. The midterm goal is to manufacture a complete prototype that meets the requirements about grabbing and nailing the plywood sheets to potentially incorporate it into construction tasks. The use of robotic arms in grabbing and nailing plywood sheets could contribute to reducing construction times and accidents in this industrial sector.