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This study investigated factors limiting the adoption of robotics and automated systems in the construction industry. The researchers conducted literature reviews, focus groups with 28 experts, and an online questionnaire. They identified challenges in four categories: contractor-side economic factors, client-side economic factors, technical and work-culture factors, and weak business case factors. No strong correlations were found among the factors. The study aims to help stakeholders understand barriers to adoption and support strategies to address them.

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This study investigated factors limiting the adoption of robotics and automated systems in the construction industry. The researchers conducted literature reviews, focus groups with 28 experts, and an online questionnaire. They identified challenges in four categories: contractor-side economic factors, client-side economic factors, technical and work-culture factors, and weak business case factors. No strong correlations were found among the factors. The study aims to help stakeholders understand barriers to adoption and support strategies to address them.

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Juan Manuel Davila Delgado, Lukumon Oyedele, Anuoluwapo Ajayi, Lukman Akanbi,

Olugbenga Akinade, Muhammad Bilal, Hakeem Owolabi,


Robotics and automated systems in construction: Understanding industry-specific
challenges for adoption,
Journal of Building Engineering,
Volume 26,
2019,
100868,
ISSN 2352-7102,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100868.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352710219300889)
Abstract: The construction industry is a major economic sector, but it is plagued
with inefficiencies and low productivity. Robotics and automated systems have the
potential to address these shortcomings; however, the level of adoption in the
construction industry is very low. This paper presents an investigation into the
industry-specific factors that limit the adoption in the construction industry. A
mixed research method was employed combining literature review, qualitative and
quantitative data collection and analysis. Three focus groups with 28 experts and
an online questionnaire were conducted. Principal component and correlation
analyses were conducted to group the identified factors and find hidden
correlations. The main identified challenges were grouped into four categories and
ranked in order of importance: contractor-side economic factors, client-side
economic factors, technical and work-culture factors, and weak business case
factors. No strong correlation was found among factors. This study will help
stakeholders to understand the main industry-specific factors limiting the adoption
of robotics and automated systems in the construction industry. The presented
findings will support stakeholders to devise mitigation strategies.
Keywords: Automated construction; Robotics; Additive manufacturing; Exoskeletons;
Autonomous vehicles; Off-site construction

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