The prototype Automated Tunnel Robotic Installation System (ATRIS) replaces traditionally hazardous, labour-intensive and time-consuming techniques and can autonomously select brackets, locate where they need to be mounted along a tunnel wall, and install them.
Once fully-developed, the final system can be deployed in tunnel construction for a variety of sectors including transport, water and energy.
It is expected to increase productivity by 40% due to faster installation, reduce installation costs for new mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems by 30%, and cut construction plant movements by 40% to decrease embodied carbon.The consortium behind the system includes Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd (TES), […]
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