Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/10/2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location
365C Weil Hall - ESSIE Conference Room
Categories
Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/4369404526?omn=98120778907
AI and Robotics in Smart Construction
Speaker: Xiao Bo, Ph.D
Abstract: The construction industry has been suffering from long-standing issues such as
low productivity, poor safety performance, shortage of skilled workforce, and low
sustainability. The underlying reason is that the construction industry has the lowest
digitalization level among all major industries and a lack of automation technologies in the
construction workplace. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, and
robotics have demonstrated significant potential to address these challenges by enhancing
efficiency, safety, and productivity. In this seminar, the speaker will share his research
journey of adopting AI and robotics in smart construction. Firstly, a deep learning-based
solution for generating construction reports from long-term videos will be introduced. Then,
the speaker will highlight his ongoing research efforts on 1) integrating generative AI and
digital twinning for construction robotics education; and 2) co-robotized manufacturing in
modular construction by cognitive AI and human-robot co-adaptation.