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Advanced Construction Robotics hosted a tour of their facilities for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PPG) last week. PPG members met with Co-Founders Jeremy Searock and Stephen Muck to discuss how TyBot and IronBot are being integrated into today’s job sites. During the interview, Steve and Jeremy discussed the rapidly growing demand on local and national construction labor markets and how there are simply not enough workers available to fill the needed construction crews. Discussions were also held on the impact that construction robotics can have on real-world projects and how contractors that are currently utilizing TyBot and IronBot have not only been able to fill in their labor gaps but also achieve higher levels of productivity. To read the entirety of what Steve and Jeremy had to say check out the full article here:

Navigate to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website HERE.

Advanced Construction Robotics is officially a proud member of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) through regional chapter, The Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP). AGC is an organization of over 27,000 qualified construction contractors and industry related companies dedicated to skill, integrity and responsibility. Operating in partnership with its Chapters, the Association provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest.

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ACR Co-Founders Stephen Muck and Jeremy Searock, along with LB Construction Enterprises president LaMar Childs, joined the Pittsburgh Robotics Network to discuss the exciting transformation robotics is bringing to construction. Childs provided unique industry insight as a real-world user of ACR’s TyBot.

You can watch the discussion below:

The Pittsburgh Robotics Network welcomes the addition of Stephen M. Muck, the Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Advanced Construction Robotics, to the organization’s Board of Directors.

Muck, who also serves as chairman and CEO of Brayman Construction Corp. and a general partner at Grouse Ridge Capital, founded Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) in 2016 alongside Jeremy Searock, formerly of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC). ACR develops innovative robotics and artificial intelligence systems with the goal of enhancing productivity and improving safety at construction sites. Their first product was the autonomous rebar tying robot TyBOT, and they are currently in the late stages of development on the rebar placing robot IronBOT. The company is based in Pittsburgh, which is recognized as the Robotics Capital of the World.

The number of PRN directors grows to 19 with the addition of Muck, who adds his breadth of business and economic development expertise to a board already consisting of a broad set of stakeholders and leaders from industry, nonprofit and academia.

While the Pittsburgh Robotics Network is headquartered in Western Pennsylvania, the impact of the organization, as well as the influence of it’s Board, is felt beyond state lines and within the national and international robotics and machine learning communities. Among the distinguished stakeholders with seats on the PRN Board are representatives of autonomous vehicle pioneers Argo AI and Aurora; world-renowned research institutions such as Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science and the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information; robotics leaders such as KAARTA, RE2 and Seegrid; industry leaders such as Dentons and J.P. Morgan; and nationally leading seed-stage investor Innovation Works.

Led by veteran robotics industry executive Joel Reed, the PRN is a non-profit organization formed by regional industry leaders for the purpose of cluster creation and promotion to develop a network of highly engaged stakeholders that fosters business growth and jobs for a diverse pool of talent. The Pittsburgh Robotics Network’s board is committed to fulfilling the PRN vision of making the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem the largest and most advanced in the world, and it currently features:

‍Kevin Dowling, CEO, Kaarta (President)

‍Jorgen Pedersen, Founder and CEO, RE2 (Secretary)

‍Parag Batavia, Founder, Neya Systems (Treasurer)

‍Marcel Bergerman, COO, Near Earth Autonomy

‍Matt Blackburn, Senior Manager, Government Relations, Aurora

‍Bruce Childers, Interim Dean, School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh

‍Howie Choset, CMU & Co-Founder, HEBI Robotics

‍Mike Embrescia, Chief Development Officer, Carnegie Robotics

‍Martial Hebert, Dean, CMU School of Computer Science

‍David Kalson, National Group Leader, Dentons Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies Group

‍Zack Katic, Director of Strategic Talent, Argo AI

‍Afshan Khan, Portfolio Executive, Innovation Works

‍Justin Krauss, Executive Director, Technology & Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking

‍Louisa Michaels, Chief Financial Officer, The ARM Institute

‍Aaron Morris, Founder and CEO, Allvision

‍Stephen M. Muck, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Advanced Construction Robotics

‍Joel Reed, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Robotics Network

‍Jim Rock, CEO, Seegrid

‍Patti Rote, Program Manager, Robotics Institute; CMU & Co-Founder, Girls of Steel

Article courtesy of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network

TyBOT’s cameras map out the rebar grid work area ahead and identify the intersections that need to be tied. The Tram independently positions the Tie Module over the next intersection, allowing the module to complete its assigned tie while TyBOT keeps track of the intersections it has completed. This cycle of mapping, positioning, tying and tracking efficiently continues until the entire work area has been completed and TyBOT notifies its Robot Supervisor before moving forward to continue operations.

TyBOT does all of this without Pre-Mapping, Pre-Programming or BIM Input.

It is just that simple! While TyBOT handles the backbreaking, repetitive task of bulk-tying your project’s rebar grid, your crew is free to move on to the project’s next critical path item.

Would you like to see TyBOT at your office or Jobsite? Schedule your Demo HERE.

2022 TyBOT Roadshow Schedule:

• Jan/Feb 2022: Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina
• Spring 2022:   Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia & Maryland
• Summer 2022:  Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota & Iowa

If you are not located in one of the states that our team is currently scheduled to visit, we can arrange a fully interactive Virtual Demonstration from our Indoor Bridge Deck in Pittsburgh, PA and broadcast conveniently to you wherever you may be located.

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