Title:
Japan's Automated Workforce
Author(s):
Robert E. WildeI
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
13
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
81-86
Keywords:
automation; concrete construction; consolidation; finishes; floors; placing; reinforcing materials; robots; shotcrete; tunnels; walls; Construction
DOI:
Date:
11/1/1991
Abstract:
Describes the development of robotics and automated equipment in the Japanese industry. Specific equipment is described for screeding, finishing, and grinding concrete floors; fabricating reinforcement; placing concrete; shotcreting; consolidation of concrete; cutting concrete; painting exterior walls; and tunneling and tunnel lining.