Construction Robots: The Search for New Building Technology in JapanThis book presents Japan"s achievements in the development and application of over 100 construction robots and five automated systems. The Japanese have progressed far beyond the U.S. in these new technologies, which are already having a revolutionary impact on Japanese architecture. The impact of robotics has already begun to show measured improvements in quality, productivity, and safety in construction. |
Contents
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WHY JAPAN? | 8 |
DEVELOPMENT | 11 |
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT | 15 |
CASE STUDIES | 19 |
SINGLETASK ROBOTS | 21 |
CONCRETE FLOOR FINISHING ROBOTS | 22 |
ABCS | 59 |
TUP | 63 |
MCCS | 66 |
PUSHUP | 70 |
BIG CANOPY | 72 |
AMURAD | 74 |
GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS | 77 |
QUALITY | 81 |
SPRAYPAINTING ROBOTS | 26 |
TILE INSPECTION ROBOTS | 31 |
MATERIALHANDLING ROBOTS | 36 |
IMPROVING SINGLETASK ROBOTS | 41 |
FIREPROOFING ROBOT | 45 |
CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION | 49 |
SMART System | 52 |
WORK CONDITIONS | 83 |
TECHNOLOGY | 87 |
CONCLUSIONS | 89 |
SINGLETASK ROBOTS | 95 |
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Construction Robots: The Search for New Building Technology in Japan Leslie Cousineau,Nobuyasu Miura No preview available - 1998 |
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AKATSUKI AMURAD application automated jacking system Big Canopy ceiling board CFR1 City Yokohama building Clean room columns components concrete finishing robot Concrete floor finishing Construction Period construction robots Contractor cranes detection development goals environment equipment Evaluation exterior factory floor fire-proofing robot floor finishing robot Fujita Corp gyrocompass Height horizontal improve industrial robots Japan Building Type Juroku Bank Kajima Corp Kote-King Kumagai Gumi lifting Maeda Material handling robot MCCS Mighty Hand Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Number of Stories Obayashi Corp Office Number office steel operation overall Paint spray robot precast concrete productivity prototype Push-Up Rail City Yokohama rebar relieve workers Robocon robot Shimizu robot Taisei Robotic concrete robotic technology robotic welding sensor Shimizu Corp single-task robots skilled labor spray painting robot steel erection Steel frame struction suction system Figure T-UP Taisei Corp Takenaka Corp Tile inspection robot tion robot Total floor area travel vehicle unit wall Waseda University welding robot
Popular passages
Page 124 - INNOVATION IN THE JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A 1995 Appraisal." National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 898, March 1996. Kajima Corporation. "9-Story company housing is under construction using a fully-automated system called AMURAD.