{"id":50,"date":"2023-11-03T14:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/reu\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2023-11-07T14:28:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:28:23","slug":"research-topic-6-integrating-robot-assistants-into-modern-construction-paradigms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/reu\/research-opportunities\/research-topic-6-integrating-robot-assistants-into-modern-construction-paradigms\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Topic 6: Integrating Robot Assistants into Modern Construction Paradigms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/topic-6.png\" alt=\"Rendering of a construction site using drones and advance technologies\" class=\"wp-image-114\" width=\"327\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/topic-6.png 736w, https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/topic-6-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robotics offers a potential solution to alleviate the physical demands on construction workers and mitigate productivity and labor shortage issues in the construction industry. Given the complex nature of construction, robots need to share the workplace and interact with construction workers on site. In this research, you will plunge into the transformative domain of human-robot interaction and explore how to employ robots as intelligent assistants to construction workers. You will be involved in the research activities of configuring and programming construction robots to assist workers with on-site data collection and construction tasks. You will also have the opportunity to establish seamless communication between robots and workers, ensuring robots can interpret worker intentions and devise appropriate assistance plans. This interdisciplinary research project envisions transiting the role of construction workers from physical task performers to robot supervisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REU Research Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the summer months, REU students will work with the faculty advisor and graduate student mentors in creating a human-robot interaction system for robot assistants to move around on a construction site and perform tasks assigned by workers. Students will be engaged in the following activities:<br>\u2022 Create a realistic 3D virtual construction environment for the preliminary robot testing in simulation.<br>\u2022 Develop programs to generate robot motion plans and control robot movements.<br>\u2022 Establish effective communication protocols between robots and construction workers.<br>\u2022 Contribute to the writing of a conference\/journal paper to disseminate the research outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords: <\/strong>construction robotics, human-robot interaction, machine learning, construction site modeling, worker assistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required skills: <\/strong>Python or C\/C++ programming<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Degrees:<\/strong> Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Potential Faculty Advisor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/staff\/xi-wang\/\">Dr. Xi Wang<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Description Robotics offers a potential solution to alleviate the physical demands on construction workers and mitigate productivity and labor shortage issues in the construction industry. 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