AI in Construction Robotics
Construction machines and platforms that use AI and machine learning for perception, planning and control.
14 robots · 19 companies · from the Future of Built file
By trade
- Earthmoving · 3
- Finishing · 3
- Logistics · 2
- Welding · 2
- Coating · 1
- Demolition · 1
- Aerial · 1
- Inspection · 1
Robots
Gecko Robotics
Shantui
Sitegeist
AI Robotics Solutions
Fabrica AI
Sanctuary AICompanies
- Gecko Robotics · Pittsburgh, United States · founded 2013
Wall-climbing robots plus Cantilever AI for inspecting boilers, tanks, bridges, and the infrastructure that holds cities up.
- Promise Robotics · Toronto, Canada · founded 2021
Factory-as-a-Service: off-the-shelf industrial robots turned into AI production lines for homebuilders.
- MYRO · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2019
AI-guided interior finishing robots for coatings and surface treatment across large commercial floor plates in Asia.
- Skydio · San Mateo, United States · founded 2014
AI obstacle-avoiding drones for site capture, progress, and inspection through the clutter that makes construction unflyable for most UAVs.
- AIM Intelligent Machines · Espoo, Finland · founded 2018
AI retrofit for excavators and loaders. Perception and control that bolts onto iron already in the fleet.
- Persona AI · Houston, United States · founded 2024
Industrial humanoids for shipyards, fab shops, and construction. NASA and IHMC DNA. HD Hyundai is the first yard. The weld is the job - not a laundry demo.
- Shantui · Jining, China · founded 1980
Shandong Heavy Industry’s dozer shop. The DE26-X3 is an AI electric unmanned bulldozer already on an open-pit dump - the cab is a control room.
- Sitegeist · Munich, Germany · founded 2025
Modular AI robots for concrete renovation and selective removal on live structures - hydrodem and abrasive without a pre-built 3D model. Munich. €4M pre-seed Feb 2026.
- Gritt · Belmont, United States · founded 2024
Physical AI attachments on skid steers and forklifts for pick-and-place, assembly, and haul on utility-scale solar and infrastructure. Belmont, California. Top-10 US EPC deployments claimed.
- Max Robotics · Arlington, United States · founded 2023
Maximo is a tracked AI robot that places and clamps PV modules on utility-scale arrays. AES-incubated brand. Twenty megawatts-plus installed claims - service model live, not a booth demo.
- WLTR · Ceske Budejovice, Czechia · founded 2021
Tablet-controlled masonry robot for Porotherm and robot-ready brick walls. GreenBuild / KM Robotics with Wienerberger. German Construction Award 2026 for AI and automation.
- BuilderX Robotics · Beijing, China · founded 2020
AI-assisted remote and autonomous heavy-equipment control for jobsites. Beijing. Teleoperation platform with autonomy path - CB Insights profiled, corporate site live.
- AI Robotics Solutions · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR · founded 2019
Paint-bot sprays indoor putty, primer, and topcoat autonomously. Hong Kong. CITF/CITAC listings and product pages.
- Fabrica AI · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2021
Autonomous tile grouting and cleaning robots for residential and commercial fit-out. Singapore. BEAMP and HDB-adjacent finishing automation.
- RoboForce · Milpitas, United States · founded 2023
TITAN is an AI-powered all-terrain mobile manipulator for precision industrial and construction tasks - 40 kg payload, modular end-effectors. Milpitas. Seed 2025.
- Azimuth AI Construction · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2024
Autonomous concrete grinding and wall handling robots for Singapore jobsites. Azimuth-branded floor finishers with adaptive leveling and dust extraction claims.
- Carbon Origins · San Francisco, United States · founded 2021
Bobby is an AI + VR-supervised multipurpose compact track loader for solar, earthwork, dust control, and material handling. San Francisco roots, Minneapolis ops heritage. Hire-the-robot model on live sites.
- DaFang · Shenzhen, China · founded 2020
DF-G800 is a jobsite floor-finishing robot for grind/polish on commercial slabs - Shenzhen (HK/Singapore ops). Wall, ceiling, plaster, and brick siblings in the DaFang AI finishing fleet.
- Sanctuary AI · Vancouver, Canada · founded 2018
Phoenix-class humanoids for industrial tasks including welding demos - Vancouver. Carbon-copy work that still needs dexterous hands on the torch or the plug.
Frequently asked questions
- How is AI used in construction robots?
- Mainly for perception, navigation, planning tasks from models and learning from site data.
- Which companies are on the ai in construction robotics list?
- Future of Built lists 19 companies here, including Gecko Robotics, Promise Robotics, MYRO, Skydio, AIM Intelligent Machines, Persona AI, Shantui and Sitegeist.
- Where are these companies headquartered?
- By headquarters: United States (7), China (3), Singapore (3), Canada (2), Czechia (1).
- How many of these robots are deployed?
- Of the 14 robots on this page, 7 deployed, 7 pilot, per the Future of Built file.