Trimble and Exyn Technologies will strategically collaborate to explore the use of autonomous construction surveying technology. The solution will integrate Boston Dynamics' Spot robot, the ExynPak powered by ExynAI and the Trimble X7 total station. It will enable fully autonomous missions inside complex and dynamic construction environments, which can result in consistent and precise reality capture for production and quality control workflows.
"The integration of autonomous surveying technology into a construction workflow has groundbreaking potential," says Aviad Almagor, vice president of technology and innovation at Trimble. "It can improve operational efficiency and transparency throughout the build lifecycle while also transforming worker safety for potentially hazardous data collection."
Autonomous robots powered by ExynAI can sense and avoid obstacles, adapting to the construction environment. To ensure the utmost safety and efficiency, the ExynPak mounts and integrates with a robot, supporting level four of autonomous exploration missions without requiring the robot to "learn" about its environment beforehand. A surveyor simply defines a 3D volume for a mission and the integrated robotic solution handles the complexities of self-navigation without needing a map, GPS, or wireless infrastructure.
The integration of the Trimble X7 provides high-speed, high-accuracy 3D laser scanning to capture the state of the environment. The captured data can be uploaded to the Trimble Connect collaboration platform and shared with project stakeholders for further analysis, including a comparison to building information models and previous scans to monitor quality and progress. The end result is a detailed map collected with minimal human intervention and risk.
Exyn and Trimble demonstrated this technology at the Trimble Dimensions+ Conference on November 7 to 9.
