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Wearable Technology

Wearable technology and exoskeletons are being developed to improve worker safety and efficiency in construction. Smart helmets contain sensors and augmented reality to warn workers of dangers and provide work tools. Exoskeletons help reduce strain during lifting and prolonged crouching. Robots are also being introduced for dangerous tasks like bricklaying, rebar tying, and demolition to reduce risks to human workers and increase productivity. While robots cannot replace all human roles, technology can help enhance worker health and safety on construction sites.

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Wearable Technology

Wearable technology and exoskeletons are being developed to improve worker safety and efficiency in construction. Smart helmets contain sensors and augmented reality to warn workers of dangers and provide work tools. Exoskeletons help reduce strain during lifting and prolonged crouching. Robots are also being introduced for dangerous tasks like bricklaying, rebar tying, and demolition to reduce risks to human workers and increase productivity. While robots cannot replace all human roles, technology can help enhance worker health and safety on construction sites.

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Wearable technology

Introduction
When thinking about new technologies in civil engineering we immediately think about
technologies that help designers or managers, but we never think about helping the
construction workers, how we can improve their safety and efficiency. Obviously these
technologies are not very common but they do exist.
Smart helmets
Smart helmets are hard hats with built-in technology made specifically for people who have
jobs on construction sites. Construction workers and engineers use the smart helmet for
both safety reasons and site planning purposes.
Smart helmets have the same basic appearance as standard hard hats, but they have built-in
technologies such as tracking tools, sensors and augmented reality. The technology can warn
workers of dangerous conditions and send alerts to team members if any workers need
assistance. A smart helmet can also provide access to site planning tools for engineers. For
instance, some helmets allow you to view blueprints directly from the visor or even create
images using augmented reality.
Exosuits
While exoskeletons originated in rehabilitation programs, they are gaining attention as a tool
to reduce injuries and increase efficiency for construction workers. Some exoskeletons are
powered by electricity and others simply redistribute weight throughout the body, but all of
them have advantages for workers performing tough jobs.
Here are a few examples of exoskeletons being used on construction sites:

 Back support exosuits: This powered suit fits around the shoulders, back and waist
and reduces strain during lifting.
 Crouch support exosuits: Attached to the legs, a crouch support exoskeleton acts as a
“chair” even when no chair is present, making it easier to crouch for long periods of
time.
 Shoulder support exosuits: By redistributing weight from the shoulders, exoskeletons
can prevent fatigue when performing overhead lifting.
There are also full-body construction exoskeletons, which enhance strength and reduce
fatigue for difficult lifting jobs.
Though exoskeletons are making strenuous jobs easier for construction workers, the industry
is also looking toward construction robots to ease the burden even more by offloading
certain risky and difficult tasks to machines.
Robots

 Brick Laying Robots


The SAM System is intended to work with a mason in order to reduce costs, increase
productivity and increase the quality of work. The system eliminates the strenuous work by
lifting the brick, applying mortar, and placing each brick in place. The mason is responsible
for ensuring accurate placement of the bricks, cleaning up excess mortar, and overseeing the
overall project is completed correctly.

 Rebar work
Once the rebar for a bridge project has been placed, the TyBot can be set up using the
existing bridge infrastructure and set to work. The robot moves along a gantry to identify
each intersection of rebar, ties it, and then moves on to the next intersection. The TyBot
frame can expand to accommodate a bridge span of 145 feet.
The TyBot has a couple of clear advantages. One, it will allow a crew to be more productive
because once they placed the rebar, they can move on to the next job while the TyBot does
its work. Bending over and tying thousands of rebar intersections is back-breaking work that
can lead to strains and other injuries.

 Demolition
Demolition is an integral part of a construction process, especially for any renovation site.
Using robots for demolishing large structures and buildings can accelerate the demolition
process, improve efficiency, and save both money and time. It allows the operator to operate
by staying at a safe distance from the contaminants, debris, and crushing concrete, making it
a safer option for human workers. Robots make it easy to break down walls, collect debris,
and crush the concrete in confined places.

Summary
In conclusion there is a lot of new technologies that improve the work on a construction site
and I showed you a small amout of them. But after all robots cant replace working people
but the most important is their health so sometimes is good to help them with technology
and robots.

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