Publications / 1990 Proceedings of the 7th ISARC, Bristol, United Kingdom
One strategy to improve construction productivity and safety is to develop and use automation. This paper proposes a rational and systematic methodology for selecting construction work suitable for automation. The United States construction industry is organized into several levels. Short term efforts to introduce automation should be applied to the "Basic Task" level. Prioritization of Basic Tasks for further R&D should consider competing technologies and labor acceptance.