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Spot robot monitors construction at Battersea Power Station
11 Nov 2020
Battersea Steering Committee News
Design: Applied Research + Development group – Foster + Partners, Architects, UK with Boston Dynamics

Foster + Partners collaborates with Boston Dynamics to monitor construction progress with Spot
As part of Boston Dynamics? Early Adopter Program, Foster + Partners has been exploring the use of Spot®, the agile robot that climbs stairs and traverses rough terrain with ease as a tool to capture and monitor progression on-site. The practice?s Applied Research + Development group (ARD) has been working with Boston Dynamics to explore the potential of a robot in a dynamic environment such as a construction site, capturing changes on a regular basis, and being able to easily compare the ?as-designed? models against the ?as-built? reality.
Construction sites are inherently dynamic environments, where changes need to be tracked and measured on a regular basis, capturing errors in time to meet the project timeframe and budget. With several contractors working in tandem on site, there is a need for a process that can allow for constant, quick and consistent precision monitoring of the works, which can ensure that potential deviation from the design ? which may affect later works – can be picked up on time.

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