The world needs more homes and infrastructure, built more sustainably.

Today, the construction industry is challenged to build faster, while skilled labour is in-creasingly hard to find and demands for productivity, quality and efficiency continue to rise.

Robotic automation and digital technologies are opening new possibilities to help the in-dustry meet these challenges, enabling new ways of working that can deliver more, faster and at scale, while reducing waste and environmental impact.

At ABB Robotics, we are turning this potential into practical solutions for real construction environments.

Built on Evidence is our commitment to showing what automation can deliver in practice, through real applications and measurable results.

BUILT ON EVIDENCE

Explore how our customers and partners are putting robotics into practice, with measurable results that show the potential for a new way of building.

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HOW WE SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

  1. Enabling safer and sustainable construction

    Robotic automation can enable new methods of construction and reduce the environmental impact of the industry by improving quality and cutting waste. Yet in a recent survey ABB found only 55% of construction companies are using robots, compared with 84% in automotive and 79% in manufacturing. Our expertise in these industries can help the construction industry quickly break new ground with robotics and automation, speeding up 50 years of progress into 5 to 10 years.

  2. Addressing skills shortage and improving safety

    The industry labor shortage is a growing issue, with younger people put off construction careers by perceptions that it is a dangerous occupation. Robots can make construction safer by handling large and heavy loads, working in unsafe spaces and enabling new, safer methods of construction. Using robots for the repetitive and dangerous tasks that people increasingly don’t want to do means automation can help support the industry’s labor and skills crisis and make construction careers more appealing to young people.  

  3. Help construction become more eco-friendly

    With the industry facing increased environmental regulation and the need for more cost-effective buildings, robotic automation reduces waste by improving quality and consistency, which is significant when it’s estimated that up to a quarter of material transported to a building site leaves as waste. With automation and digital solutions, builders can also design waste out at the beginning of a project through effective building design and construction processes. 

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HOW WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS

ABB robot helps Serendix build Japan’s first 3D-printed railway station

Faced with ageing railway infrastructure, a shrinking workforce and rising construction costs, Japan Railway West asked construction innovator Serendix to replace an old wooden building at its Hatsushima railway station using its 3D printing technology.

ABB Robotics helps Horizon Legacy build Canada’s first neighbourhood built with onsite robotics

Facing a growing shortage of skilled labour to build the millions of new homes Canada needs, Horizon Legacy turns to automation to bridge the gap.

ABB and Cosmic use AI-powered robots to rebuild homes in Los Angeles area

ABB Robotics is enabling faster, safer and more cost-effective rebuilding in areas devastated by the 2025 Southern Californian wildfires through a collaboration with Cosmic Buildings – a leading construction technology company that uses proprietary mobile robotic microfactories.

A building from a 3D printer: ABB robot supports construction of a local German Red Cross headquarters

The German Red Cross in Warendorf Beckum is setting a milestone with Germany’s first non-residential building constructed using 3D printing. Powered by an ABB IRB 6700 robot, the project showcases how advanced automation can deliver faster, more sustainable construction while meeting community needs.

Robot-Wound Veneer: A Sustainable Building Material for the Future

Researchers at the University of Kassel, supported by ABB Robotics, have developed a sustainable construction method using ultra-thin wound wood veneers. The lightweight, load-bearing structures enable building modernizations and additional storeys with reduced environmental impact.

Mixing it up with 3D printing

One company that is helping lead the transformation is French company XtreeE. In only five years, it has developed an industrialised solution to equip constructors with the technology to produce 3D printed buildings – and not just hardware.

Sustainability from the ground up

Canadian company Intelligent City is on a mission to transform the way the construction industry operates. With automation and robotics, Intelligent City thinks the time is ripe to vastly improve the sustainability of an industry that is the world’s number one source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Mixing it up with 3D printing

French company XtreeE is pioneering industrialized 3D printing solutions that empower construction firms to create complex, design-led building components. Using ABB six-axis robots and RobotStudio® software, XtreeE delivers on-demand flexibility, sustainability, and mass customization at a competitive cost.

Skanska rewrites the rules of rebar tying

Sweden’s Skanska, a global leader in large-scale construction, brings extensive expertise in delivering complex projects from tunnels to airports. As cities and transport systems seek more sustainable, efficient, and resource-conscious solutions, Skanska is at the forefront of building infrastructure that meets these evolving priorities.

The art of construction

IndexLab, founded in 2010 at Politecnico di Milano, is redefining construction by blending art with advanced building methods. Through experimental design and innovative processes, it creates bold, sustainable, and aesthetically striking structures.

ABB Robotics and construction technology Company AUAR to build groundbreaking, climate-neutral research facility

ABB Robotics and construction technology company AUAR are working together to build “ConstrucThor”, a groundbreaking research facility in Belgium, showcasing the future of sustainable construction.

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