Awards

Who won

Construction robotics companies and the awards they took.

95 named honors · 108 titles · 159 companies

Named honors

Open a company to see the machine.

Contractor's Choice
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Equipment & Robotics. GCs voted. FieldAI won. Boston Dynamics was a finalist.
- FieldAI
Contractor's Choice finalist
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Named next to FieldAI on the 2026 Contractor's Choice. Spot was already on the job.
- Boston Dynamics
Construction Tech Demo Day winner
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Chicago pitch competition. Cosmic Robotics - physical AI for solar farms and data-center yards.
- Cosmic Robotics
Tech Excellence - Field Solutions
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Contractor digital-leader award. Kajima - Japanese tools, global platforms, and in-house field stack above benchmark.
- Kajima
Best of Innovation
CES · 2026
Robotics. Oshkosh JLG boom lift with a robotic end effector - welding and install at height.
- JLG
Innovation Award
CES · 2026
GoLe ND-3. Three categories: AI, robotics, smart communities. Material haul on a live job.
- GoLe Robotics
Innovation Award
CES · 2026
Robotics. DEEP Robotics Lynx M20 - wheeled-legged inspection on rough industrial ground.
- DEEP Robotics
Top Products
Constructech · 2026
Robotics autonomy plus reality capture and connected jobsite. Cat Command, Spot, BotBuilt, Built, Diamond Age, Dusty, Doxel, Hovermap, Topcon MC-X, Trimble Construction One, Hilti ON!Track.
- Boston Dynamics
- BotBuilt
- Built Robotics
- Caterpillar
- Diamond Age
- Doxel
- Dusty Robotics
- Emesent
- Hilti
- Topcon
- Trimble
Edison Award Gold
Edison Awards · 2026
Mechanically-Augmented Labor. Kewazo LIFTBOT - scaffold haul without the human chain.
- KEWAZO
Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company · 2026
FieldAI #10 on the AI list. Robotics & Engineering carries Boston Dynamics, Lucid Bots, and AIM Intelligent Machines (#6 earthmoving retrofit).
- AIM Intelligent Machines
- Boston Dynamics
- FieldAI
- Lucid Bots
Industry Game-Changer & Environmental Performance (Silver)
Global Tank Storage Awards / StocExpo · 2026
Qlayers 10Q. Silver in both categories - shielded spray that cuts waste and keeps painters off the shell.
- Qlayers
iF DESIGN AWARD
iF Design · 2026
Product Design, Building Technology. Schindler X8 - nature-inspired interiors on a pitless residential lift.
- Schindler
Prevention through Design
NIOSH · 2026
Square Robot SR-3. Tank inspection without confined-space entry.
- Square Robot
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2026
Product Design. Epiroc Charger - OEM-agnostic underground charging for electric mining fleets.
- Epiroc
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2026
Product Design. LiuGong T-series wheel loaders - common design DNA across the 7–33 t family.
- Liugong
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2026
Product Design. Schindler X8 - residential elevator designed as a room, not a stainless cage.
- Schindler
SIA NPS Awards
Security Industry Association · 2026
ISC West. 1st place, Drone and Robot Solutions for Security - Field Foundation Models for Security and Patrol.
- FieldAI
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2026
Robotics Innovation Awards. Atlas stayed on the list. Skyline Ozmo washed the glass from the BMU.
- Boston Dynamics
- Skyline Robotics
TIME Trailblazers
TIME · 2026
Jason Ballard. 3D-printed housing. TIME's 2026 Trailblazers - designing and making the future.
- ICON
Innovation Award - Digitization
bauma · 2025
Liebherr Autonomous Operations. Driverless wheel-loader work in hazard zones.
- Liebherr
Børsen Gazelle
Børsen · 2025
TinyMobileRobots. Fourth consecutive Gazelle - revenue doubled four years running, EBIT-positive.
- TinyMobileRobots
Contractor's Choice
BuiltWorlds · 2025
Inaugural Equipment & Robotics medal. GCs voted. Dusty Robotics won.
- Dusty Robotics
Tokyo Global Summit Demo Day winner
BuiltWorlds · 2025
Azure Printed Homes. Robotic 3D-printed backyard studios and small homes - Tokyo pitch competition.
- Azure Printed Homes
Construction Startup Competition
Cemex Ventures · 2025
Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar, Hilti, Trimble, VINCI. Gravis, Hyperion, and All3 among the 13 named.
- All3
- Gravis Robotics
- Hyperion Robotics
Champion of Innovation
Hong Kong CIC Construction Robot Competition · 2025
Elios 3 via Dronesurvey Asia. Confined-space inspection drone among 100+ construction robot teams.
- Flyability
iF Design Award
iF Design · 2025
FARO Blink. One-touch reality capture with automated floor plans.
- FARO
Pro Tool Innovation Award
Pro Tool Innovation Awards · 2025
Technology / Robotics. Canvas - third straight year for the drywall finisher.
- Canvas
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2025
Product Design. FARO Blink - reality capture you hang on a nail.
- FARO
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2025
Product Design. Volvo L120 Electric - battery loader with the counterweight in the pack.
- Volvo CE
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2025
LANDCROS One. Hitachi concept excavator - electric, diesel, or hydrogen with AI-assisted and autonomous modes.
- Hitachi Construction
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2025
Product Design. XCMG XC918-EV - electric compact wheel loader for quiet digs.
- XCMG
Export Award
Switzerland Global Enterprise · 2025
Internationalization. ANYbotics - ANYmal inspection robots sold into energy, metals, and chemicals yards worldwide.
- ANYbotics
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2025
Robotics Innovation Awards. Hadrian X, electric Atlas, Husky A300, Pickle unload, Digit, Cognibotics HKM1800, MAB Honey Badger.
- ABB
- Agility Robotics
- Boston Dynamics
- Clearpath Robotics
- Cognibotics
- FBR
- LimX Dynamics
- MAB Robotics
- Pickle Robot
Best Inventions
TIME · 2025
Unitree R1. The $5,900 humanoid TIME put on the 2025 list.
- Unitree
Compasso d'Oro Honourable Mention
ADI Design · 2024
XXVIII edition. Crane WASP - earth and waste printed into a house.
- WASP
Outstanding Development in Welded Fabrication
American Welding Society · 2024
MX3D Bridge. Wire-arc printed stainless steel over an Amsterdam canal.
- MX3D
Innovation Award
ATSSA · 2024
54th Convention & Traffic Expo. RoadPrintz Electra - truck-mounted robotic pavement marking.
- RoadPrintz
Excellence in Construction Innovation
AWCI · 2024
Dusty FieldPrinter - drywall layout without the chalk line.
- Dusty Robotics
Innovation Award
CES · 2024
Robotics. GoLe AIR-AMR - material haul on a live job.
- GoLe Robotics
Innovation Award
CES · 2024
Sustainability & Smart Communities. Bobcat S7X - all-electric skid-steer, zero hydraulics.
- Bobcat
Innovation Award
CES · 2024
HD Hyundai XiteSolution. Smart Collision Mitigation and X-Agent for excavators and loaders.
- HD Hyundai
Innovation Award
CES · 2024
Sustainability, Eco-Design & Smart Energy. John Deere Operations Center - the connected farm and yard stack.
- John Deere
Top Products
Constructech · 2024
Spot, Canvas Level 4 spray, Diamond Age Factory-in-the-Field, Emesent Hovermap Core.
- Boston Dynamics
- Canvas
- Diamond Age
- Emesent
Edison Award Gold
Edison Awards · 2024
Aerospace Technologies. Leica BLK2FLY - airborne laser scan without the climb.
- Leica Geosystems
Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company · 2024
Robotics list. FieldPrinter layout, Cantilever inspection AI, Teleo supervised autonomy.
- Dusty Robotics
- Gecko Robotics
- Teleo
Scaling Venture of the Year
Foresight Canada BC Cleantech Awards · 2024
Intelligent City - mass-timber Platforms for Life housing tech named Scaling Venture of the Year.
- Intelligent City
iF Design Award
iF Design · 2024
Wheeled Quadruped Robot W1. LimX Dynamics - legs and wheels on one chassis.
- LimX Dynamics
iF DESIGN AWARD
iF Design · 2024
User Experience. Hidromek Opera 5.0 - cab UI that clears the button clutter for wheeled excavators.
- Hidromek
Robot Award - MLIT Minister Prize
Japan Robot Award · 2024
11th Robot Award. Ken Robotech Tomorobo - collaborative rebar tying on the mat.
- KEN ROBOTECH
MODEX Innovation Award
MODEX · 2024
Best New Innovation - HeroWear Apex 2. Best Innovation of an Existing Product - Verve Motion SafeLift.
- HeroWear
- Verve Motion
Safety Innovation Challenge
National Safety Council · 2024
HeroWear Apex 2. Soft exo that takes the load off the back without a battery pack.
- HeroWear
Technology Solutions Provider
New Civil Engineer · 2024
NCE awards. Hyperion - low-carbon 3D-printed below-ground civil products.
- Hyperion Robotics
Pro Tool Innovation Award
Pro Tool Innovation Awards · 2024
Technology. Canvas 1200CX drywall finisher. Hilti EXO-T-22 tool balancer.
- Canvas
- Hilti
Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design
Red Dot · 2024
Technology brand. Sandvik new visual identity - We make the shift.
- Sandvik
Red Dot Best of the Best
Red Dot · 2024
Design Concept. HD Hyundai Future-X - cabinless autonomous excavator, loader, ADT.
- HD Hyundai
Red Dot Design Concept
Red Dot · 2024
Bobcat RogueX2 - all-electric, fully autonomous concept loader without a cab.
- Bobcat
New Innovative Technology
SPRINT Robotics · 2024
Inspection, Maintenance, or Cleaning. First place - Flyability confined-space drone.
- Flyability
Scaling of a Robotic Solution
SPRINT Robotics · 2024
First place. Energy Robotics - industrial inspection robots at scale.
- Energy Robotics
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2024
Robotics Innovation Awards. IronBOT, Atlas, Rufus, ABB modular arms, ULC cable splicing.
- ABB
- Advanced Construction Robotics
- Boston Dynamics
- Capra Robotics
- Renovate Robotics
- ULC Technologies
Best of Innovation
CES · 2023
Wearable Technologies. Cray X - 30 kg a lift. Still the medal on the suit.
- German Bionic
German Design Award
German Design Council · 2023
Excellent Product Design / HMI. BOMAG myCOCKPIT - three-way cab controls without the button maze.
- BOMAG
Global Innovation Gold
NAHB · 2023
The Nationals. Black Buffalo NEXCON - ICC-ES AC509 structural 3D print walls.
- Black Buffalo 3D
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2023
Product Design. Autel EVO Max 4T - enterprise VTOL with obstable-aware flight.
- Autel Robotics
TCT Award - Industrial Product Application
TCT · 2023
Lincoln Electric with Chevron and Stress Engineering. Wire-arc 3D metal print for refinery pressure parts.
- Lincoln Electric
PropTech of the Year
ZIA · 2023
GROPYUS. Industrial timber multifamily with a building operating system - German PropTech platform winner.
- Gropyus
Innovation Award Gold
Batimat / Mondial du Bâtiment · 2022
Construction Tech. Les Companions PACO - collaborative interior paint without the ladder day.
- Les Companions
Venture East Demo Day winner
BuiltWorlds · 2022
Miami Demo Day. LightYX laser layout - BIM projected onto the slab, wall, and ceiling.
- LightYX
Innovation Award
CES · 2022
Drones & Unmanned Systems. JOUAV CW-25H - hydrogen VTOL for long-range inspect and map.
- JOUAV
Transformational Frontier Market
Financial Times / IFC · 2022
14Trees. 3D-printed schools and homes in Africa - FT/IFC award for frontier-market build.
- 14Trees
Robot Award - MLIT Minister Prize
Japan Robot Award · 2022
10th Robot Award. Taisei with Maeda, Furukawa Rock Drill, and MAC - mountain-tunnel face mechanization robots.
- Taisei
Red Dot Best of the Best
Red Dot · 2022
Product Design. Autel EVO Lite+ and EVO Nano+ - compact enterprise flight.
- Autel Robotics
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2022
Product Design. Bright Dream R-01 - climbing facade spray without facade anchors.
- Bright Dream Robotics
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2022
Robotics Innovation Awards. Apellix spray drones, Spot, Deere autonomy, ULC cable work.
- Apellix
- Boston Dynamics
- John Deere
- ULC Technologies
Best of Innovation
CES · 2021
Drones and Unmanned Systems. Skydio X2 - obstacle-aware flight that keeps the airframe intact.
- Skydio
Innovation Award of Excellence
CTBUH · 2021
Tall Building category. DokaXact - sensor-based wall formwork positioning for high-rise cores.
- Doka
Edison Award Gold
Edison Awards · 2021
Smart Productivity. Cat Command for Construction - run the iron from off the deck.
- Caterpillar
Edison Award Gold
Edison Awards · 2021
Visual Insights. Percepto AIM - autonomous drone inspection without a pilot on every visit.
- Percepto
Product Innovation Award
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2021
Guardian XO. Full-body powered exo that keeps a person on their feet under a heavy lift.
- Sarcos
iF Design Award
iF Design · 2021
Paexo Back and Paexo Neck. Ottobock exo for lift and overhead work without motors.
- Ottobock
National Science and Technology Progress Award
PRC State Council · 2021
Second prize. CHCNAV integrated LiDAR mobile mapping - AlphaUni / AlphaAir surveying systems.
- CHC Navigation
Red Dot Best of the Best
Red Dot · 2021
Product Design. Hilti Jaibot - ceiling drill without the ladder.
- Hilti
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2021
Product Design. DJI Matrice 300 RTK - enterprise flight with triple payload and omnidirectional sense.
- DJI Enterprise
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2021
Product Design. Wacker Neuson EZ50 - zero-tail excavator for tight digs.
- Wacker Neuson
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2021
Product Design. XCMG XE35U-E electric excavator and XZ4055 HDD - commercial vehicles class.
- XCMG
CFM Challenge winner
SPRINT Robotics · 2021
Qlayers 10Q. Inspection and maintenance challenge - tank coating that stays on the crawler.
- Qlayers
RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards
The Robot Report · 2021
Qlayers 10Q - controlled coating on storage tanks without the spray-booth day.
- Qlayers
Ontario Product Innovation Award
CANIE Awards · 2020
Deep Trekker - submersible ROV product innovation named by the Canadian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards (Ontario).
- Deep Trekker
IFOY Award - Special Vehicle
IFOY · 2020
SANY SRSC45H9A hybrid reach stacker - first economical hybrid reach stacker recognized by the international jury.
- Sany
Robot Award - MLIT Minister Prize
Japan Robot Award · 2020
9th Robot Award. Shimizu with NEXCO West and Gifu Kogyo - tunnel lining concrete automation robot system.
- Shimizu
Red Dot Award: Design Concept
Red Dot · 2020
Ready to Launch. Transforma PICTOBOT - autonomous construction spray-painting robot.
- Transforma Robotics
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2020
Product Design. CIFA ENERGYA MK28E - hybrid mixer pump that pours with the diesel off.
- CIFA
Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot · 2020
Product Design. Dressta TD-16N - mid-cab dozer with 309° view and ground-level access.
- Liugong
Red Dot Design Concept
Red Dot · 2020
Ready to Launch. Pictobot - autonomous spray paint on a live interior.
- Pictobot
MacRobert Award
Royal Academy of Engineering · 2020
JCB 19C-1E electric mini excavator - UK premier engineering innovation prize for zero-emission digger.
- JCB
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2020
Innovation in Mining. Exyn A3R - GPS-denied autonomous aerial mapping underground.
- Exyn

What contractors scored

BuiltWorlds 2026 Equipment & Robotics survey. Three names they published. Their contractors, their scores.

Highest rated (survey)
BuiltWorlds · 2026
2026 Equipment & Robotics Benchmarking Report. What contractors scored highest - their survey, not a census.
- FieldAI
Most adopted (survey)
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Same 2026 contractor survey. The fleet already walking jobs. Spot.
- Boston Dynamics
Most piloted (survey)
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Same 2026 contractor survey. The layout printer GCs were trying this year.
- Dusty Robotics