Application of Automation and Robotics in Customized Prefabrication

In the 1950`ies serial mass production of large housing esates and complexes had been built in Russia, Europe and Japan. In the 1970`ies, many companies producing building materials on an industrial basis were founded by companies not otherwise engaged in construction. Ideas from automobile manufacturing, ship building and the chemicals industry were adopted by the construction industry. The 980s saw the introduction of robots in the car industry and leter prototypic construction robots on building sites where they carried out specialized tasks such as spraying, smoothing concrete, distributing materials, fitting equipment to ceilings, assembling form-work, installing facades, painting and many more. In the 1990s, integraed systems for high-rise building were developed. These automated construction sites used robots for logistics and assembly. For around six years, humanoid robots have also been used for various applications on site, such as fitting interior walls, helping to carry slabs and driving forklift trucks and diggers. Due to this new free programmable mechatronic technology we can now combine the economic benefits of mass production the the advantage of fulfilling the individual design preferences of our customers and investors. This article shows examples of individually designed houses in Germany and the flexible mechatronic production technology for building components which garanty reasonab le cost and constant high quality.     «

In the 1950`ies serial mass production of large housing esates and complexes had been built in Russia, Europe and Japan. In the 1970`ies, many companies producing building materials on an industrial basis were founded by companies not otherwise engaged in construction. Ideas from automobile manufacturing, ship building and the chemicals industry were adopted by the construction industry. The 980s saw the introduction of robots in the car industry and leter prototypic construction robots on build...     »