Stephen M. Muck Co-founder and CEO › 18PRESENTATIONS › TECHTOOLS_MUCK… · 2018-11-20 · deck...

© 2018 Advanced Construction Robotics, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential

Innovating Infrastructure

Stephen M. MuckCo-founder and CEONovember 15, 2018



CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES

LABORPRODUCTIVITY

LABORSUPPLY

DEMAND

TECHADOPTION

With the lowest productivity and least

investment in technology of any other

industry worldwide, construction

represents a market eager to enhance

profitability, productivity, and safety

performance.

PAVING THE WAY FOR OPPORTUNITY



Mission

Enhanced Productivity

▪ Higher value added per worker

▪ Labor need reduction

▪ Faster completion times

Company Mission:ACR utilizes robotics and artificial intelligence to innovate and commercialize a wide range of autonomous products to lead the long-term transformation of the construction industry towards enhanced productivity, improved safety, increased profits, and reduced schedule risk.

Improved Safety Increased Profits Reduced Schedule Risk

▪ Reduced exposure to workers compensation cases related to repetitive motion, carpal tunnel, and soft tissue (back) injuries

▪ Increase efficiency and reduce costs

▪ Added capacity for project volume

▪ Completed work that is consistent, on-time and on-budget

▪ Reduced exposure to peak seasonal staffing challenges

ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION ROBOTICS



Autonomous Naval Vessel (1st Ever)

Self-Driving Car (1st Ever)

Self-Driving UAV/UGV Team

(1st Ever)

Rescue Robots Agricultural RobotsAdvanced Military Robots

100+ years combined multi-industry field experience, including:• Artificial Intelligence• Robotics• Electro-Mechanical Systems• Motion Control• Sensing Technologies• Product Engineering• Software Infrastructure• Integration / Testing / Deployment

Representative Projects & Accolades

UNMATCHED TALENT & EXPERTISE



1. Bureau of Labor Statistics

UNSUSTAINABLE LABOR TRENDProjected U.S. Construction Labor1

Widening Supply / Demand Imbalance

6,8646,947

7,0307,114

7,2007,020

7,266

7,520

7,784

8,056

6,500

6,700

6,900

7,100

7,300

7,500

7,700

7,900

8,100

8,300

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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Labor Availability Labor Demand

• 200,000 unfilled construction jobsas of Feb-20171

• 856,000 projected unfilled in 20211

• Compared to 1993 employmentdata, U.S. construction shouldhave:1

• 1 million MORE aged 19-34• 1.3 million FEWER aged 45+

What This Means:• Unfilled Jobs• Skilled Labor Scarcity• Scheduling Bottlenecks• Higher Costs / Lost Profit



1. McKinsey Global Institute, “Reinventing Construction: A Route to Higher Productivity”, February 2017.

Construction companies spend less than 1% of revenue annually on technology (compared to 3.5%

in auto industry)1

Industries that have adopted digitization have proven to be

more productive!

BEHIND THE TECH CURVE



• Implementation of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) inconstruction will transform customary practices

• Robotics and AI are ready to:

▪ Address skills shortages▪ Attract a more diverse and skilled labor force▪ Increase production ▪ Create new roles for workers in cutting-edge areas▪ Reduce the need for repetitive, manual tasks▪ Decrease exposures to worker’s comp claims

THE BRIDGE TO INNOVATION



CRITICAL PATH ACTIVITY:DECK REBAR 101

THE CHALLENGEChallenge & Opportunity

• Critical path activity in bridge construction

• Peak season labor shortages are common

• Time consuming (often the only on-site activity for 2+ months)

• Laborious, repetitive, tedious, and accident-prone activity that is disliked by the workers

• Labor often rebalanced / reallocated to different jobs on the fly (in-house and sub labor alike)

• Project delays from rebar tying can ultimately result in monetary penalties (Liquidated Damages)

Dwindling Labor Availability Cannot Scale to Meet Rising Demand



TyBot™ JOINS THE CREWTyBot™ is an autonomous rebar tying robot that represents aRELIABLE, FLEXIBLE, and SCALABLE solution for tying bridge deck rebar.



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Identifies theRebar Grid

Identifies Rebar Intersections

Plans Optimal Executable Path

Repositions Executes

TyBot™ autonomous operations

TyBot™ AUTONOMOUS PROCESS FLOW

Applied AI Technology:• Computer Vision• Mapping• Path Planning & Optimization• Motion Control

Why Now?• Fast Computing• Mature Algorithms• Affordable & Reliable Hardware

The convergence of robotics and AI is thenext industrial revolution. Teaming robotswith workers maximizes the productivityand skills of the worker/robot team.



WHY TYBOT?

Plug & Play Performance Built For Your Project Easy Set-up

• Autonomous navigation of bridge deck

• Identifies & ties rebar intersections• Runs day or night, rain or shine,

without breaks or injuries• Doesn’t impede other construction

equipment of infrastructure• Staffed with a trained & dedicated

technician

• Rides along existing screed rail support used for concrete finishing

• Compatible for bridge widths between 10’-145’

• Compatible with #8 by #8 rebar intersections

• Works to bridge design limits of 12% grade and 12% super-elevation

• Wireless controller for monitoring and override feature

• No additional equipment, permits, or dependencies required

• Transport with heavy duty pickup truck & 40’ trailer

• No oversize load• Tool-less assembly on/off bridge• 2-person assembly with crane or

lift• Setup under 4 hours



~43 ft Wide x 1250 ft Long

~53,000 Square Feet~535k LBS of Rebar Crew

Crew + TyBot™

% ↑↓

Crew 10 10 0.0%

Manhours 3,818 2,291 (40.0%)

Days on Site 70 40 (42.9%)

Cost Savings $76,350

Days on Site Reduction 30

...x LDs / Bonus per Day $3,000

LD $ Risk Reduction / Bonus Capture $90,000

...x Site Overhead $ per Day $2,250

Site Overhead $ Reduction $67,500

...x Deck Support Equip. $ per Day $1,700

Site Overhead $ Reduction $51,000

...x Home Office Overhead $ per Day ?

Direct workers' compensation & payroll tax savings $9,658

$218,158

Value Creation: GRAND TOTAL

Value Creation: TOTAL PROJECT

$294,508

MEDIUM BRIDGE PROJECT Cost & Schedule Savings

Option A: Labor Augmentation

Value Creation: DECK REBAR



For More Information, Please Contact:

Stephen [email protected](724) 443-1533

Jeremy [email protected](412) 756-3360

Steve [email protected](717) 682-1464

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