Overhead and Ceiling Drilling Robots
Robots that take overhead anchor drilling off workers' shoulders.
7 robots · 9 companies · from the Future of Built file
Robots
Hilti
Baubot
Mechasys
nLink
Xpanner
CSC Robotics
EpirocCompanies
- nLink · Oslo, Norway · founded 2016
Autonomous ceiling drilling. The robot marks and drills thousands of holes from BIM so electricians stop looking up all day.
- Hilti · Schaan, Liechtenstein · founded 1941
Jaibot is a semi-autonomous ceiling drilling robot that executes BIM-coordinated overhead work with dust extraction built in.
- Mechasys · Montreal, Canada · founded 2018
Robotic layout and installation for MEP - hangers, sleeves, and overhead components placed from coordinated BIM.
- Baubot · Vienna, Austria · founded 2018
Fischer Group’s mobile construction robot. Drills, marks, measures, and installs from the digital plan - including inside tunnels.
- CSC Robotics · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2019
Autonomous ceiling and wall drilling from BIM. Hangers and sleeves on Asian high-rises without a week of layout.
- Xpanner · Santa Fe Springs, United States · founded 2019
Korean-founded, California-based autonomous excavation. Terrain modeling and machine control for civil cuts.
- Epiroc · Stockholm, Sweden · founded 2018
Autonomous drill rigs and underground loaders. Mining construction, not a press-demo arm.
- QuiMo · Aachen, Germany · founded 2020
Compact indoor robots that handle heavy tools on the floor plate. German, corridor-sized.
- JKZ Technology · Shanghai, China · founded 2018
Jobsite tile-laying and overhead hanger drill-install robots from a Tongji University spin. Shanghai / Taicang. National high-tech enterprise - onsite machines first.
Frequently asked questions
- Why automate overhead drilling?
- Overhead drilling is repetitive and physically demanding; robots can do it from the model with dust control.
- Which companies are on the overhead and ceiling drilling robots list?
- Future of Built lists 9 companies here, including nLink, Hilti, Mechasys, Baubot, CSC Robotics, Xpanner, Epiroc and QuiMo.
- Where are these companies headquartered?
- By headquarters: Austria (1), Canada (1), China (1), Germany (1), Hong Kong (1).
- How many of these robots are deployed?
- Of the 7 robots on this page, 7 deployed, per the Future of Built file.