P3 has been able to fly and tie for a few months now. Watch the world’s first automated (hands-off) rebar tying by aerial robot. Rebar is an essential component of concrete structures. Rebar is placed ...

In step two, a worker drone automatically ties the mapped rebar together. If a drone or its tie tool breaks, it can be swapped out for a spare. The rodbuster technician uses a semi-automated interface ...

Tying rebar involves handling heavy materials, working in awkward positions, and repeating the same hand twisting motions over and over. All of this can lead to serious wear and tear on the body ...

TyBot is capable of performing 1,000 ties per hour, roughly the equivalent of a six- to eight-worker crew. The robot uses computer vision to identify the rebar intersections and then ties them ...

Rodbusters (as rebar tying specialists are called, or so I’m told) are masters of the art of looping a short length of plastic or wire around an intersection between two pieces of rebar, then ...

The rebar tying robot has been developed by the team led by MPhil student Li Haozhen under the guidance of Dr. Liang Haobo, Associate Director of the University’s Hong Kong Center for ...

A rebar-tying robot named “TyBOT” helps ironworker crews construct the Dane County Highway AB overpass bridge. The emerging technology balances efficiency and reduces safety risks to ironworkers.

Automation Rebar-tying Robot Now Available for Direct Purchase as Robotics Firm Gains Industry Acceptance By Jeff Rubenstone, Deputy Editor, News and Technology ...