Benefits of Construction Automation and Robotics in the South African Construction Industry

Construction is known for playing important role to the country's economy and construction research is being conducted across the whole world on improving construction industry from the traditional method of construction to a more suitable advanced construction approach. Automation in construction industry are tools for ensuring production in a business without compromising quality of the construction products, which may result from tiredness of workers. The study aimed at assessing the benefits of construction automation and robotics in the South African Construction Industry. Related literatures were reviewed and the study adopted quantitative analysis in which a well-structured questionnaire was developed to retrieve information from respondents within Gauteng province of South Africa. Respondents for the study were Construction Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Architects and Project Managers. Data retrieved was analysed using Mean Item Score and Standard Deviation. The study revealed and concluded that robotics and construction automation results in increasing quality of the construction project by increasing accuracy of components of the construction project, promote design specifications, reduction in the delivery time of a construction project and also make room for achieving standards.