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The integration of robotics technology with Building Information Modelling (BIM) to plan robot operations is a promising approach for automating construction tasks. While 4D BIM-related technologies are arguably the most advanced method of planning for construction projects, they lack adequate elemental information required by a robot to plan its operations within the spatiotemporal context of the construction site. This poses a challenge to planning robot operations for construction tasks considering their spatial coordination with human workers and site conditions. This study identifies the information required in 4D BIM for planning and simulating construction robot operations. A Robot Operating System-based software program was developed to demonstrate the utilization of this information in the planning and simulation of construction robot operations. The program was evaluated in a simulated construction environment, employing a Husky mobile robot to install drywall boards using information from 4D BIM. The simulation demonstrates the importance of information modeling in the integration of 4D BIM with robotics technologies for the planning and execution of construction tasks.
Oyedira et al. (Mon,) studied this question.