Research activities in the field of robotics and automation
in the construction industry are divided according to applications
into two large groups: civil infrastructure and house
building. Typical civil infrastructure applications are the automation
of road, tunnel, and bridge construction; earthwork;
etc. In the field of house construction, main applications
include building skeleton erection and assembly, concrete
compaction, interior finishing process, etc. Classification according
to applications is consistent with other possible classifications,
which divide R&D activities according to the
development of new equipment and processes (robots, automatic
systems, etc.) or the adaptation of existing machinery to
transform them into robotic systems.