Robotics in the Construction Sector: Trends, Advances, and Challenges
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Construction robots employ cutting-edge technology to perform tasks more accurately than traditional construction workers, producing higher-quality results and fewer mistakes. Moreover, although construction robotics is a demanding topic in construction sector research, more review studies that track and anticipate adoption trends are required in the construction sector. This study aims to bridge this gap by identifying the adoption challenges and limitations of construction robots and the opportunities offered to the construction sector. To achieve this aim, the study adopts a systematic literature review approach using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) protocol. Additionally, the systematic literature review focuses on the framework for categorizing technological advances and potential trends in development over the past decade. The review results reveal that: (a) current robotic technology covered four critical perspectives including perception, mobility, manipulation, and collaboration; (b) promoting the sector requires attention to safety and ethical issues because of the risks associated.
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AI-enabled robotic systems are increasingly used for broader construction inspection and maintenance tasks.
“For instance, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with sensors can inspect high-rise structures or difficult terrain, (Liu et al., 2024), and AI-enabled robotic systems are increasingly used for broader construction inspection and maintenance tasks (Liu et al., 2024).”
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The Abstract discusses construction-robot adoption trends but does not address increasing use of AI-enabled robots for inspection and maintenance. Searches for inspection, maintenance, and AI-enabled robotics returned relevant titles only in the References, not a passage making the claimed point. (LLM, conf=0.70)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredUAVs equipped with sensors can inspect high-rise structures or difficult terrain.
“For instance, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with sensors can inspect high-rise structures or difficult terrain, (Liu et al., 2024), and AI-enabled robotic systems are increasingly used for broader construction inspection and maintenance tasks (Liu et al., 2024).”
From Artificial intelligence in civil engineering: emerging applications and opportunities (2025) · cites this paper as Liu et al., 2024
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- Authors
- Liu, Y., A.H., A., Haron, N. A., N.A., B., & Wang, H.
- Affiliations
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Corresponding author
- Liu, Yuming
- Venue
- Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
- Published
- 2024-05-10
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 0921-0296 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0409
- OpenAlex
- W4396798681
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 113
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 3
- FWCI
- 11.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Greater South Information System
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › BIM and Construction Integration
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Robotics and Automated Systems
- Keywords
- construction robotics, technology adoption, barriers to adoption, robot perception, robot mobility, robotic manipulation, human-robot collaboration, construction safety, robot ethics, construction automation
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