United StatesConstruction and engineering2025 – ongoingGilbane
Autonomous inspection robots at CHOP's Morgan Center
Gilbane deployed inspection robots to photograph construction progress and identify pooled water
Problem
Gilbane needed frequent construction records for CHOP's Morgan Center in Philadelphia. Windblown rain could leave pooled water that threatened construction quality and worker safety.
Approach
Gilbane partnered with Nextera Robotics to deploy autonomous site-inspection robots. They captured photographs for a shared project-image repository. The robots were also programmed to identify pooled water so workers could remove it.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
The project paired routine visual documentation with a site-specific hazard check. Gilbane did not quantify time savings or changes in safety incidents.
Categories
- Industry
- Construction and engineering
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Robotics and automationComputer vision
- Adoption
- Partner co-development
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Gilbane described Nextera robots operating at CHOP's Morgan Center construction site. It reported autonomous photography and a customized pooled-water detection task, without numerical outcome measurements.
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