While the application of robotics to the construction industry is not a new concept, the adoption of such technology lags far behind its secondary sector peers. As robot technology has continued to advance since its origins in the early 1950’s, its use has been seen and felt across all industries in some way or another. The BuiltWorlds Robotics Top 50 List, published on June 9th, starts to paint a picture of where the industry has evolved to today, and what companies are influencing the future of the construction industry through robotics.
In order to be considered a robot, a machine must not only be able to move and complete tasks, but it must be able to actually understand its surroundings and adjust its actions based on that data. Robots are therefore guided by complex algorithms that consume and interpret massive amounts of information, and then act according to that information.The…