COSCR-MULE

传统建筑是一种低技术但灵活的制造工艺。它是使用预制的部件(窗、门、砖、块等)和混凝土、灰泥等基本部件在现场进行的。尽管其灵活性值得称赞(考虑到建筑物的定制性质及其地理分布)，但它在时间和成本方面效率低下，而且容易出现比传统工厂生产更复杂的技术、质量、浪费和H&S问题。它也不利于高效的自动化；向建筑公司销售机器人的数量比其他行业低得多。COSCR-MILE项目合作伙伴正在努力开发具有成本效益的可重新配置的机器人，这些机器人可以部署在整个建筑供应链中，用于以工厂为基础的制造和组装零部件，然后在安装之前将其运输到施工现场。然而，现场施工带来了额外的挑战，因为机器人必须坚固耐用、可移动，并随时重新配置以完成新任务，使它们能够在不同地点和活动之间轻松移动。它们必须能够准确但自主地定位，以便活动与建筑设计(包括在数字建筑信息模型中)相匹配。使用安全至关重要；建筑工地是动态的环境，人类工人需要执行任务，可能离机器人很近。如果能够解决这些挑战，可能会在建筑生产率和质量方面带来巨大好处(例如，在高空完成钻探等潜在危险任务的速度比人类工人可能完成的速度快4倍)，以及对健康和安全的好处。现场机器人技术还将有助于解决施工中持续的技能短缺问题，同时提供更多提高技能的机会。因此，COSCR-MILE项目将开发和评估一种创新的移动建筑平台，该平台能够在建筑工地周围自主移动笨重的建筑材料，以安全、经济高效的方式减少重复的现场活动。该项目将由英国中小企业Innvotek牵头。斯堪斯卡，一家领先的国际建筑承包商，将在实际现场建设项目的背景下试验和评估COSCR-MILE解决方案，使项目合作伙伴能够确定和规划开发完整商业系统所需的下一步步骤。我们相信，在全球建筑行业中存在着巨大的使用机会。

Traditional construction is a low-tech but flexible manufacturing process. It is carried out 'on-site' using pre-manufactured components (windows, doors, bricks, blocks etc) and the manufacture of basic elements such as concrete, plaster etc. Whilst its flexibility has much to commend it (given the bespoke nature of buildings and their geographic distribution) it is inefficient in time and costs, and prone to skills, quality, waste and H&S issues that are more complex than in conventional factory manufacture. It also does not lend itself to efficient automation; sales of robots to construction companies are much lower than in other sectors. COSCR-MULE project partners are working to develop cost effective, reconfigurable robots that can be deployed throughout construction supply chains for the factory-based manufacture and assembly of component parts that can then be transported to the construction site prior to installation. However, on-site construction presents additional challenges in that robots must be rugged and mobile, and readily reconfigured to new tasks, to enable them to move easily between locations and activities. They must be capable of accurate but autonomous positioning such that activities match the building design (included in a digital Building Information Model). Safety in use is essential; construction sites are dynamic environments, with human workers needing to carry out tasks, potentially in close proximity to a robot. If these challenges can be addressed there are potentially huge benefits in terms of construction productivity and quality (e.g. potentially dangerous tasks such as drilling at height completed 4 times faster than is possible by human workers) as well as health and safety benefits. On-site robotics will also help to address ongoing skills shortages in construction whilst presenting greater opportunities for upskilling. The COSCR-MULE project will therefore develop and assess an innovative, mobile construction platform that is capable of autonomous movement of bulky building materials around a construction site to reduce repetitive on-site activities in a safe, cost effective manner. The project will be led by UK SME Innvotek. Skanska, a leading international construction contractor will pilot and assess the COSCR-MULE solution in the context of real on-site construction projects to enable project partners to identify and plan the next steps needed for the development of a full commercial system. We believe that there is a huge opportunity for use in construction sectors globally.