TyBOT at work on 1-40 in Jonathan Creek, N.C. Supply: Superior Building Robotics
Superior Building Robotics Inc. at present introduced that its rebar-tying robotic, which it has offered via a robotics-as-a-service mannequin, is now additionally obtainable for buy. The Pittsburgh-based firm is taking orders for TyBOT 3.0 for supply within the first quarter of 2025.
“Our success within the pursuit of automating development tools is not only an evolution for ACR; it’s a transformative step for your complete development trade,” acknowledged Stephen Muck, founder and govt chairman of Superior Building Robotics (ACR). “Providing TyBOT on the market represents our dedication to creating disruptive options that can redefine how the world builds, driving unprecedented effectivity, security, and innovation throughout a wider vary of development functions.”
Tying rebar for bolstered concrete buildings equivalent to bridges is a tedious and unsafe job, famous ACR. The corporate received a 2023 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its IronBOT rebar-installing robotic, which might work with TyBOT.
TyBot 3.0 contains user-interface enhancements
“We wish to proceed to advance autonomy the place wanted within the third model of TyBOT,” stated Danielle Proctor, president and CEO of Superior Building Robotics. “We’ve made enhancements like proactive diagnostics, a 4.5-in. interface display screen, and the flexibility for customers to ship data to ACR for twenty-four/7 assist.”
The gantry robotic is ready to work at widths from 67 ft. (20.4 m) beginning at $425,000 to 117 ft. (35.6 ft.) at $455,500.
“The sticker worth contains complete coaching by ACR to make sure clients can confidently mobilize, configure, supervise, and keep TyBOT from Day 1,” stated the corporate.
As a part of its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) plan, ACR’s Service Platform Subscription offers clients entry to a stay knowledge portal. It’s designed to supply insights into their rebar set up operations in addition to continued entry to ACR’s newest software program options.
ACR can also be engaged on international patterning and black wire enhancements.
ACR’s development system on the NASA Causeway website in Florida. Supply: Superior Building Robotics
ACR provides iron employee coaching
“We’ve been in discussions with the worldwide iron employees,” Proctor advised The Robotic Report. “We now have a formalized coaching program and are taking iron employees from idea to precise buyer websites. Our robots permit union and non-union rodbusters to get extra work and do it safely.”
ACR’s Bot Qualification program trains employees at buyer firms to soundly run TyBOT and IronBOT. Degree I offers foundational data and hands-on expertise, guaranteeing that Robotic Supervisors are proficient in primary features and upkeep.
Degree II focuses on delivery, configurations, and self-management of the tools. Each ranges are tailor-made to reinforce productiveness and security on development websites, ACR famous.
“In Degree II, employees come to our headquarters for 2 to 3 days. They do a mock deployment, assembling the system, placing it on a check bridge, and disassembling it,” defined Proctor. “We have already got about 10 individuals going via the coaching program.”
“We’ve spoken with our clients, and lots of contractors are placing security over productiveness,” she stated. “Iron employees are designating our robots as instruments of the commerce — a pure development from hip drills and tie weapons — to safe extra work.”
TyBOT 3.0 additionally has elective equipment to additional broaden its cost-saving capabilities, in response to the corporate. They embrace a number of modes of journey for non-bridge tasks and a carry perform add-on to move supplies safely and effectively to work crews.
IronBOT operates on a bridge in Manatee River, Fla. Supply: Superior Building Robotics
Robots deployed at websites throughout the U.S.
“With over 65 discipline deployments nationwide, TyBOT has confirmed that it offers clients a minimum of 25% financial savings of their set up operations and is rapidly changing into an accepted device of the commerce by rodbusters,” stated Proctor.
ACR just lately partnered with Nucor Rebar Fabrication Inc. to widen rebar development providers and ship models to Tacoma, Wash. Its present tasks embrace a NASA causeway, plus extra in Idaho, Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Illinois, New Hampshire, and North Carolina.
“In a single huge undertaking, we had three TyBOTS working at one time,” famous Proctor. “With RaaS, three individuals can journey with the robots and run them themselves. We’ve been increasing into new states.”
“We’ve seen an amazing enhance in demand for TyBOT in addition to our second product, IronBOT, the Rebar Putting Robotic,” she acknowledged. “Our continued deliberate evolution from product design and adoption via RaaS to providing our BOTs for buy displays our confidence in our workforce’s skill to rapidly present mature merchandise that reliably clear up real-world issues.”
“We stay up for clients totally integrating our options into their operations, offering enhanced productiveness and security utilizing trendy instruments for a contemporary workforce,” Proctor stated. “I’ll be talking on the BuiltWorlds Infrastructure Convention with DT Reed Metal subsequent month.”