Baubot (construction robot)

2021: Announcement of a construction robot climbing stairs

In April 2021, the Austrian company Printstones introduced construction robot Baubot, which has modular design software and open source to expand the capabilities of technology.

The manufacturer states that the robot was created to increase the automation process in the construction industry, solve safety problems on the construction site and reduce total costs. Baubot moves at a speed of up to 3.2 km/h, using off-road caterpillars that allow the robot to also climb the stairs.

Printstones unveils Baubot construction robot

Control is carried out using a smartphone, as well as through pre-programmed commands. The robot works without recharging for eight hours and can carry cargo weighing up to 900 kg.

According to the product description, the Baubot multifunctional robotic arm has a range of up to a meter with an accuracy tolerance of less than 1 mm and can accommodate a number of different tools for performing construction tasks, such as milling and drilling, screw wrapping, plasma cutting, welding, brick laying, grinding and painting surfaces.

Baubot's built-in cameras allow you to monitor the object, there is built-in lighting for night work and built-in displays for displaying status notifications and advisory messages for workers. Printstones states that the robot "takes almost no time to set up" and can be delivered to the site using a regular conveyor.

By May 2021, the Baubot system is available on sale with a set of software development tools so that users can program machines for their tasks. The initial cost is 150 thousand euros. The ordered product will have to wait about six months.^[1]

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