Canadian Construction Automation and Robotics Roadmap

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dc.contributor.authorHaas, Carl
dc.contributor.authorOlumo, Adama
dc.contributor.authorHwang, Joon Ha
dc.contributor.authorDocking, Angie
dc.contributor.authorShahi, Arash
dc.contributor.authorKim, Joyce
dc.contributor.authorKatsimpalis, Emmanouil
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T13:23:30Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T13:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-29
dc.descriptionThe contents of this report are the views of the authors and project team and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions or policies of the National Research Council of Canada or the Government of Canada. © 2025 National Research Council and the University of Waterloo. All rights reserved. This report may not be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the copyright holders, except in the case of brief quotations used for academic, research or review purpose with appropriate citation.
dc.description.abstractAutomation and robotics play a key role in construction productivity gains. A construction automation and robotics R&D roadmap to achieve such gains in Canada is presented in this report. Developed through workshops, practice and literature reviews, analysis, and synthesis, it includes an overall framework for how key Canadian stakeholders may participate in a technology pipeline that creates construction productivity gains through application of automation and robotics. Key knowledge and implementation gaps from the perspective of the construction industry are identified, as well as impediments to implementation of automation and robotics in construction. Suggestions are made for means by which such impediments can be overcome, and recommendations are made for implementation of a construction automation and robotics R&D program that will expedite deployment of solutions at scale.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Council Canada, Contract No. 1021275.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10012/21946
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterloo
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY::Engineering mechanics::Construction engineering
dc.subjectautomation
dc.subjectrobotics
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.titleCanadian Construction Automation and Robotics Roadmap
dc.typeTechnical Report
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHaas, C., Olumo, A., Hwang, J., Docking, A., Shahi, A., Kim, J., and Katsimpalis, E.. (2025). "Canadian Construction Automation and Robotics Roadmap." National Research Council and the University of Waterloo. Technical Report.
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineering
uws.contributor.affiliation2Civil and Environmental Engineering
uws.peerReviewStatusUnreviewed
uws.scholarLevelFaculty
uws.typeOfResourceTexten

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