Safety
How can people, machines, and robots work together safely on dynamic construction sites?
Exchange where concrete questions arise
Working groups and round tables can be set up for a limited time on a specific topic and documented once complete — flexible, and driven by the actual questions of members and partners.
Current working group
Robotics – toward the autonomous construction site
How can the path from individual robotics solutions evolve toward increasingly automated and autonomous construction site processes? An autonomous construction site requires several layers to work together:
- digital planning
- reliable data
- machine & software interfaces
- navigation & orientation
- workplace safety
- process integration
- human-machine communication
- economic deployment scenarios
Key questions
Orientation and navigation
How can autonomous systems perceive their environment and move reliably?
Data and interfaces
What information needs to be exchanged between planning, the site, machines, and robotic systems?
Process integration
How does a working robot become a properly integrated part of the construction site workflow?
Autonomy
Which tasks can be automated today – and what requirements are still missing?
Economic viability
For which tasks and conditions does an economic advantage emerge?
Background
In 2025, two AIAG round tables titled “Bots und Beton” (“Bots and Concrete”) took place on the topic of robotics on construction sites, with representatives from robotics, construction companies, mechanical engineering, science, and occupational safety. The current working group continues that discussion.
Completed activities
Archive of past round tables
Archive
Bots and Concrete – Part 1
Round table with perspectives from robotics development, construction practice, mechanical engineering, research, and occupational safety.
Archive
Bots and Concrete – Part 2
A deeper look at safety, occupational protection, orientation, navigation, and growing autonomy on construction sites.
Archive
Building with Bits
Exchange on AI applications in planning, project development, and construction management.
Format
Not the single tool. The entire workflow.
Several start-ups or technology providers jointly show how their solutions cover different parts of the same process — starting from a concrete task in planning, project development, or construction execution.
One process
The starting point is a concrete task from planning, project development, or construction execution.
Several solutions
Typically three complementary providers each show a different step of the process.
A shared workflow
How do the solutions build on each other, and what data or interfaces are required?
Discussion from a user perspective
Construction companies and project developers assess the solutions within a real process context.
Possible workflows
Project development
Site and potential analysis → variants → viability → decision proposal
Planning
Existing data → generation → analysis → review → documentation
Tendering and award
From planning information to a structured tender and bid evaluation.
Construction execution
From the planning state to site documentation and progress tracking.
Renovation
From the existing building to a renovation strategy and decision on measures.
Robotics
From the digital model to an executable task for a machine or robot.
Interested in a workflow?
Would you like to contribute a concrete process or present your technology as part of a suitable workflow?
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