Robot for Timber Construction by Dist. Prof. Dikai Liu

Congratulation for UTS Robotics team. 

UTS Robotics Institute (UTS team: Dikai Liu, Liang Zhao, Shoudong Huang, Gibson Hu, Richardo Khonasty, Dinh Dang Khoa Le, Yongbo Chen), in collaboration with Murdoch University and Aurecon,  has developed an autonomous robot for timber building construction.

The site trial in Perth has been very successful and it is reported in the 7 News below

Video on 7 News

AFR article here

The robot’s built-in sensors and navigation systems survey its surroundings, allowing it to autonomously manoeuvre around the site and avoid obstacles and make it ways to the “target area” where it drills in screw fixing using its robot arm.

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