SINGAPORE: More robots carrying out works such as interior , painting will be deployed progressively across about half of all new Build-to-Order ( BTO ) construction sites starting from next year.
At a monthly forum for building professionals held by the Housing and Development Board on Wednesday ( October 23 ), Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How stated that this is a part of the Housing and Development Board’s ( HDB) efforts to increase construction efficiency by utilizing automation and robotics.
Since last year, 10 investigations involving design robots have been carried out at , several BTO websites. In a press release on Wednesday,  , HDB said these tests “have provided perspectives on the professional efficiency and applicability” of these mechanical alternatives.
One of the studies involve , an “architectural finishing” robot , which can simplify and speed up labour-intensive things such as artwork and skimming indoor areas, with the help of in-built detectors.
Skimming refers to a kind of tiling approach.
The machine is guided by the sensors to manage the site and perform “precise targeting” for finished works.  , Automation even ensures continuity in end-results, HDB said.
A two-year test for this robot , is afoot at the , Grove Spring@Yishun , BTO page. Since being put to use next August, HDB has observed , business efficiency increase by up to 30 per share- a “positive” result that it would like to create on by rolling out these robots to selected BTO sites from , next year.
In order to assist companies who are new to using robotic equipment, HDB will work with suppliers to provide the computers with” competitive rates via a phrase contract.”  ,
” This will help contractors to get these innovative technologies more efficiently, and aid contractors to promote the process of identifying, onboarding, and deploying appropriate robots at our sites”, it added in a press release.