Investigation of the potentials and constrains of employing robots in construction in Egypt

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Department of architecture zagazig university

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This paper aims to investigate in the potentials and constrains of employing robots in
construction in Egypt, In order to treatment the shortage of current technologies. Egypt suffers
from many issues in the construction sector, such as lack of skilled labour, poor quality and
productivity. Those issues lead to increase project time, total costs, amount of waste in
materials and rate of accidents. Current development projects cannot be achieved with the
previous issues and using of traditional technology. Therefore, the automation technologies
in the construction have to be examined to determine the advantages and disadvantages of
their application and the ability of robotics technology in the construction sector in Egypt to
achieve the development projects. Its advantages are summarized in saving time, reducing
cost, increasing productivity, quality and working in different environmental conditions.
Capital cost is one of the disadvantages of that technology. a SWOT i.e. (the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis had been used, the analysis indicates that the
application of this technology will increase productivity, at lower cost, higher quality and
accuracy.in addition to preserving lives and materials. Some challenges revolving around the
capital cost of technology and the future of employment.

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The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Volume 36, Issue 1
Civil and Architectural Engineering
December 2021
Pages 7-24

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