Addressing skills shortage and improving safety
The industry labor shortage is a growing issue, with younger people put off construction careers by perceptions that it is a dangerous occupation. Robots can make construction safer by handling large and heavy loads, working in unsafe spaces and enabling new, safer methods of construction. Using robots for the repetitive and dangerous tasks that people increasingly don’t want to do means automation can help support the industry’s labor and skills crisis and make construction careers more appealing to young people.