GS Engineering & Construction has established a 'Pre-Verification Center' to assess the performance and applicability of construction robots and new technologies before deploying them on-site.
On September 22, GS Engineering & Construction announced that it has remodeled part of its technology research center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, to evaluate not only the performance of individual robots but also the division of roles between workers and robots, work sequences, movement paths, and operational conditions.
The center is currently conducting tests on construction robots, including concrete leveling robots. These tests focus on ensuring floor flatness after concrete pouring, as well as verifying accuracy, productivity, and real-world application conditions.
Construction sites differ from manufacturing plants with fixed production lines, as the work environment is irregular, with varying workspaces, movement routes, personnel, and materials depending on the progress of tasks. GS Engineering & Construction plans to comprehensively review not only the performance of individual robots but also their interference with existing operations, quality consistency, safety, and the feasibility of nighttime and unmanned operations.
Once the technology has been verified, it will undergo further validation in actual construction sites, and if effective, will be expanded to other projects. The company is also considering establishing additional Pre-Verification Centers with enhanced functions and scale in the future.
In June, GS Engineering & Construction signed a memorandum of understanding with Daedong Robotics to collaborate on the research and development of AI-based robotic technologies for construction sites. The establishment of this Pre-Verification Center aims to strengthen the technological development system that verifies performance and operational conditions before applying robotic technology in real-world settings.
GS Engineering & Construction also operates an innovation council called the 'Innovation Connect Council' (ICC), which includes participation from its operational departments. This council aims to identify factors that reduce on-site productivity and technological needs, and to discover domestic and international startups and robotic and AI technologies that can address these issues.
A company representative stated, “It is important to discover technologies that meet on-site demands and thoroughly verify them before integrating them into existing construction processes. Our goal is to enhance productivity, safety, and cost competitiveness.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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