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<p>With the emergence of Industry 4.0, the use of robotic technologies is among today’s trends. The innovations that this revolution brought to robotic construction in the fields of communication, control, and software also improve flying robot technology. In the study, the place and importance of drone technology, which is one of the flying robot technologies at the intersection of Industry 4.0 and AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry, in architecture is defined. The research aims to analyze the digital fabrication studies with drone technology in the field of architecture by reviewing the literature and to reveal how these applications are followed. Studies with drones, which are the technology of the future, are presented by creating a timeline. Drone studies in the building and construction industry were classified according to drone type, gripper and software features and comparative analyses were made. As a result, it is desired to show the development of drone technology in architecture, examine how it is used, and create a reference study in the light of existing examples for its use in future applications.</p>
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With the emergence of Industry 4.0, the use of robotic technologies is among today’s trends. The innovations that this revolution brought to robotic construction in the fields of communication, control, and software also improve flying robot technology. In the study, the place and importance of drone technology, which is one of the flying robot technologies at the intersection of Industry 4.0 and AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry, in architecture is defined. The research aims to analyze the digital fabrication studies with drone technology in the field of architecture by reviewing the literature and to reveal how these applications are followed. Studies with drones, which are the technology of the future, are presented by creating a timeline. Drone studies in the building and construction industry were classified according to drone type, gripper and software features and comparative analyses were made. As a result, it is desired to show the development of drone technology in architecture, examine how it is used, and create a reference study in the light of existing examples for its use in future applications.

Flying Robot Technology (Drone) Trends: A Review in the Building and Construction Industry

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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With the emergence of Industry 4.0, the use of robotic technologies is among today’s trends. The innovations that this revolution brought to robotic...

Flying Robot Technology (Drone) Trends: A Review in the Building and Construction Industry

Publié en ligne: 24 avr. 2023

Pages: 47 - 68

Reçu: 10 juil. 2022

Accepté: 23 janv. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0004

Mots clés
AEC Industry, Digital fabrication, Flying robots (drone) technology, Industry 4.0 revolution, Robotic architecture

© 2023 Çağatay Takva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Flying Robot Technology (Drone) Trends: A Review in the Building and Construction Industry

Publié en ligne: 24 avr. 2023

Pages: 47 - 68

Reçu: 10 juil. 2022

Accepté: 23 janv. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0004

Mots clésAEC Industry, Digital fabrication, Flying robots (drone) technology, Industry 4.0 revolution, Robotic architecture

© 2023 Çağatay Takva et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
AEC Industry, Digital fabrication, Flying robots (drone) technology, Industry 4.0 revolution, Robotic architecture