Initiative marks California company’s debut in UK
McLaren has teamed up with US firm FieldAI to bring general purpose robots to its construction sites.
Under the partnership, McLaren will deploy autonomous quadruped robots, initially to capture 360° site imagery, generate point cloud data and support progress verification, model-to-site deviation analysis, safety compliance patrols and quality assurance.
Regular automated scans by California-based FieldAI robots will create a visual and spatial record of work as it is installed.
AI-enabled deviation analysis will compare site data against the design model, reducing the time between install and identification of on-site quality issues.
The partnership marks FieldAI’s entry into the UK market with the firm already working at hundreds of sites across Europe, Asia, and North America.
McLaren Construction’s group pre-construction director Adam Nicholson said: “The significance of this deployment for the construction industry is that we now have autonomous robots navigating stairs, doors and other obstacles and constantly working with our human teams to support productivity, safety and quality.”
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