Knocking down a concrete building usually takes brute force: Wrecking balls, huge excavators, or explosives rip apart walls while fire hoses spray water to keep the clouds of dust down. It’s an energy ...

Demolition is a messy business—not only does the process require heavy machinery and produce clouds of dust, but it also results in giant piles of rubble that often head straight for the landfill.

Demolishing a building is a big, messy pain in the neck. Dynamite is loud and dangerous. Wrecking balls are heavy and dangerous. Why not just get a robot to do the work? That’s exactly what Omer ...

As concrete structures age, contractors must have the tools to remove the deteriorated material quickly and efficiently. Hydrodemolition robots offer an innovative solution, precisely removing the ...

When most of us think of freshly poured concrete, we picture a material that should be left to dry as smooth as possible. A new robot drives right over the stuff, however, gouging its surface to make ...

Update: Concrete Contractor reached out to Hyundai Engineering. They've informed us that the technology as described below is still under the manufacturing stage with a prototype. They expect the ...

A new concrete inspection robot successfully scaled the walls of a dam this summer, testing the dam's structural integrity. Many of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors are reaching the middle age of ...

Japan's got another robot. But this one isn't selling coffee or checking you into a hotel. No, this one has industrial metal claws on both hands, monster truck tires and a seat for you to sit in.

(Nanowerk News) This is the first quadruped robot that is able to automatically adapt its morphology to different conditions in unstructured outdoor environments. The four-legged robot Dyret can ...

Today on In Case You Missed It: Curling up with a fireplace and a bottle of whiskey is now a little less depressing, now that we know self-heating concrete is on the way. Still a research project in ...