Rebar placement robot books 15-ton day on Florida bridge deck 

Sources: Advanced Construction Robotics Inc., Allison Park, Pa.; CP staff Armed with Advanced Construction Robotics’ IronBOT and TyBOT devices, crews from Shelby Erectors recently wrapped up placement of 164 tons of rebar, coupled with the securing of 83,200 top and bottom ties, for the 53,400 sq. ft. deck of a Kirkman Road crossing in Orlando. Daily output on the 310-ft.…

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Robotics engineers move from rebar tying to handling, placement

Sources: Advanced Construction Robotics, Pittsburgh; CP staff Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) arrived in Las Vegas for ConExpo-Con/Agg with its second workhorse for reinforced concrete construction: IronBOT, equipped to lift, carry and place up to 5,000-lb. bundles in transverse or longitudinal orientation and relieve crew members of routine heavy lifting. IronBOT joins TyBOT, the rebar-tying robot that put ACR on the…

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