Archinect - News2024-05-03T10:28:55-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150343574/autonomous-construction-robot-ironbot-launched-to-reduce-rebar-installation-times
Autonomous construction robot IronBOT launched to reduce rebar installation times Niall Patrick Walsh2023-03-23T13:13:00-04:00>2023-03-23T14:01:21-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/21/21b0cb218f341c692f59cc5b5bb02655.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Pennsylvania-based <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2194420/advanced-construction-robotics" target="_blank">Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR)</a> has unveiled its latest <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/346744/robotics" target="_blank">robot</a> designed to handle rebar on construction sites. Named IronBOT, the system can lift, carry, and place up to 5,000-lb bundles of horizontal and longitudinal rebar.</p>
<p>According to ACR, the robotic system requires no pre-programming, pre-mapping, calibration, or BIM input, and instead automates rebar placement based on the user’s spacing requirements. The company also claims the system can be mobilized on a construction site within 4 to 8 hours and can operate day or night.</p>
<p>IronBOT’s release comes six years after Advanced Construction Robotics <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150038149/tybot-a-robot-invented-for-tying-steel-reinforcement-bars-in-construction" target="_blank">released TyBOT</a>, an autonomous system that can tie together steel reinforcement bars. According to the company, a construction site that uses both IronBOT and TyBOT can reduce rebar installation times by 50%.</p>
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<p>“We are confident the combination of TyBOT and IronBOT generates a disruptive technology, meaning the time and cost savings are so significant on a job that i...</p>