Description: Housing renovation and construction are critical for achieving Europe’s sustainability, urbanization, and energy efficiency goals, with renewable wood supporting circular economy and low-carbon initiatives through timber-based solutions. Led by BYCN, the project integrates robotics and BIM workflows, with partners like DT, imk, RWTH, and TMT contributing to system design, integration, and demonstrations. A modular robotic kit will perform tasks such as sealing and screwing or nailing, reducing on-site complexity through partial prefabrication and demonstrating both on a real site and in BYCN’s dedicate testing place, Scale One©, showcasing dual-use efficiency for factory and on-site applications. This aligns with FLEXRO’s objectives of lean construction, modular robotics, and sustainability. Key outcomes include a tailored robotic kit for finishing tasks, reduced on-site workload, enhanced worker safety, and significant reductions in waste and emissions.

Description: Facades are critical to building performance, increasingly incorporating advanced technologies for sustainability, and FLEXRO tackles the complexities of their construction in sustainable office buildings. BLP defines project requirements, with imk and OTH validating workflows, RWTH and DT developing the robotic solution, Tu/e and TUD providing modular factory setups, GDT designing and printing (metal printing) joining solutions, and TMT simulating BIM-integrated workflows, UNIVPM will test the AR/MR safety tool. The modular robotic kit will manage off-site fabrication of bespoke 3D-printed metal components, ensuring high precision and efficiency. This aligns with FLEXRO’s objectives of promoting sustainability, lean construction, modular robotics, and BIM integration for optimized performance. Key outcomes include a robotic kit tailored for façade tasks with demonstrated capabilities in drilling, positioning, and inspection, offering scalable and efficient solutions. 

Description: Building installations are becoming increasingly complex, requiring significant labour in both new construction and renovations, which FLEXRO addresses by automating sequential tasks to enhance efficiency and reduce labour demands. OTH, CLI, RWTH, and DT customize the robotic solution, while imk and TMT manage BIM-integrated simulations, with demonstrations positioning FLEXRO as a scalable export model. The FLEXRO kit performs sequential ceiling tasks such as drilling, bracket placement, assembly, and inspections, showcasing versatility and precision in a complete workflow. This aligns with FLEXRO’s objectives of modular robotics for diverse tasks, lean construction to reduce labour intensity, scalability for export, and BIM-driven task precision. Outcomes include a robotic kit for ceiling installation with end-to-end workflows, improved efficiency, reduced labour, and global scalability.