Construction & infrastructure

Glazing and facade robots

Robots that install glass panes and curtain-wall modules, drill and fix facade brackets, and clean or maintain facades.

14 robots · 10 makers · 10 on sale · 0 with a published price

14 robots

Power & Soft Wash drone by Apellix
Apellix

Power & Soft Wash drone

Autonomous drone that pressure-washes building exteriors, windows, stadiums and solar panels.

KITE robot by KITE Robotics
KITE Robotics

KITE robot

Autonomous robot that cleans windows, frames and facades of high-rise buildings with demineralised water and can…

Branch Technology, Inc.
Branch Technology, Inc.

C-Fab robotic freeform 3D printing

Robotic cellular-fabrication 3D printing of facades, interiors, shade structures and exhibits.

Factory-based
GGR Group
GGR Group

Geko 350 / Geko 350 PPV+

Compact glazing robot; PPV+ adds hydraulic pick-up arm

Electric
GGR Group
GGR Group

Oscar 1000 Plus / Oscar 1400

Heavy glazing robots

Electric
GGR Group
GGR Group

Oscar 600 Glazing Robot (GRG20)

Battery-powered wheeled vacuum glazing robot that lifts, rotates and tilts glass panes/panels for installation

Electric
GGR Group
GGR Group

Sky Robot 1500

Fully electric high-reach glazing robot

Electric
Monumental
Monumental

Monumental bricklaying robot fleet

Fleet of autonomous electric robots that lay bricks (with mortar) on live construction sites, designed, built and…

Electric
Skyline Robotics
Skyline Robotics

Ozmo

Robotic arm system mounted on existing building maintenance units (BMU) that autonomously cleans high-rise glass…

Electric
Raise Robotics
Raise Robotics

Raise multipurpose slab-edge robot

Mobile base with two UR20 cobot arms that drills, aligns and torques facade/curtain-wall brackets and fasteners…

Electric
TECNALIA
TECNALIA

HEPHAESTUS cable-driven facade robot

Cable-driven parallel robot moving over a building facade to drill/install anchors and brackets and mount…

PrototypeElectric
RoboLift - robotic boom lift by nLink
nLink

RoboLift - robotic boom lift

Robotised boom lift for facade work (e.g. cleaning) and beyond

Prototype
nLink
nLink

Hephaestus bracket-mounting robot

Robot arm with tool changer on a cable-driven parallel robot that drills/fastens brackets and places curtain-wall…

PrototypeElectric
Yingchuang Building Technique
Yingchuang Building Technique

WinSun construction 3D printers

Gantry printers (about 6.6 m tall) that extrude cement/glass-fibre mix to print building components and houses.

Stage unknown

Buyer’s guide: glazing and facade robots

How they work

Compact cranes and manipulators hold the pane while the operator guides it; facade robots climb or hang from the building.

What to check before buying

  • Pane weight and size
  • Indoor or outdoor use
  • Working height

Where they work

Makers