Review of Advances in the Robotization of Timber Construction

Robotic timber construction has advanced significantly in the last decade, considerably impacting production efficiency and sustainability. This paper explores via literature review the state-of-the-art robotization in timber construction by identifying various computational and robotic tools, techniques, and methods that support the design to fabrication process. It identifies through bibliometric analysis and comparative case study evaluations, emerging trends are identified, including the use of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods such as digital twins, real-time adaptive workflows, and machine learning-driven fabrication processes. It furthermore reflects on the advantages of robotic production and assembly, and the challenges to adopting these technologies at large scale. It contributes to understanding current level of robotization in timber construction and identifying future steps.