
doi: 10.5772/5861
Due to the high complexity of the construction process and the stagnating technological development a long-term preparation is necessary to adapt it to advanced construction methods. Architects, engineers and all other participants of the construction process have to be integrated in this adaptation process. The short- and long-term development of automation will take place step-by-step and will be oriented to the respective application and requirements. In the initial phase existing building machines will be automated step-by-step. In the medium term a mixed concept consisting on the one hand of manual operation with programmable partial processes and on the other hand of automatic operation with manual monitoring options including all controlling concepts lying in between will gain ground. In the end phase the CIC concept (Computer Integrated Construction) will be implemented. The use of robots will be more effective, the more appropriately it is integrated into a CIC production chain. Not only in stationary industry, but also on-site the computer-supported building production of the future could be monitored by the human being in a control room, whereby a qualified building worker can simultaneously control several building machines. All that is needed is an effective communications system between the control officer and autonomous building machines. Application planning and monitoring will be automatically controlled, whereby every individual building machine will constantly communicate with the central control room. In the event of irregularities which are not stated in the program, automatic operation can be manually monitored by the control officer. The performance of robotic technology is increasing rapidly and we can support its advancement by designing, engineering, managing the construction processes and products in a robot oriented way. On the engineer level we need robotic and mechatronic construction engineers, managers and architects education. The workers need mechatronic and robotic training and qualifications. For real estate to be build by robots and integrated automated construction systems we need additional investment in order to cover the higher construction costs caused by greater capital investment in construction equipment. One way could be borrowing financing methods from the leasing sector, aircraft or car industry,
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