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Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) launched a robotic that may raise, carry and place rebar referred to as IronBOT.
The robotic, which is ACR’s second product providing, can raise as much as 5,000-lb bundles of rebar in a transverse or longitudinal orientation with no need any heavy lifting from crew members.
IronBOT can work alongside ACR’s first robotic, TyBOT, which may self-tie horizontal rebar intersections. TyBOT has an lively tie charge of over 1,100 ties and hour.
IronBOT accomplished its inaugural challenge alongside TyBOT in February on the Port St. Lucie West Boulevard Bridge in Port St. Lucie, FL. The robots accomplished the challenge alongside Shelby Erectors, a development firm that focuses on constructing bridges.
The crew initially estimated that rebar set up would take 14 days, however when augmenting Shelby’s crew with the BOT bundle the identical quantity of labor took solely seven days. During the pilot challenge, IronBOT locations 147,032 lb of rebar, and TyBOT accomplished 58,068 ties over 6.5 manufacturing shifts.
“We were excited to be able to have IronBOT and TyBOT work together alongside our crews on this project. We were impressed that we could slash our rebar installation schedule in half. We are actively looking for new projects to incorporate the BOT Bundle in our operations,” Jack Nix, COO of Shelby Erectors, Inc, mentioned.
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“We are confident the combination of TyBOT and IronBOT generates a disruptive technology, meaning the time and cost savings are so significant on a job that it will disrupt the way our industry installs reinforcing steel,” Stephen Muck, Founder and Executive Chairman of Advanced Construction Robotics, mentioned.
ACR additionally introduced that Brayman Construction and Advantage Steel & Construction are the one contractors licensed to supply the BOT Bundle answer as a part of the corporate’s new Certified Innovator Program. ACR’s Certified Innovators have devoted crews which have gone by means of hands-on coaching on the best way to optimize operations alongside the BOT Bundle and incorporate the expertise of their set up pricing.