Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
The Governors of the University of Alberta
$858,000.00
BIM-Integrated Multi-Robot Platform for Customized and Sustainable Offsite Construction Manufacturing.
FY 2024-25 · 2025-03-27
Summary
This Project integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM) with robotics to revolutionize offsite construction, focusing on steel and mass-timber manufacturing. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, and computer vision, it aims to enhance precision, efficiency, and sustainability in construction processes. Over three years, the Project will deliver key outcomes, including a report evaluating BIM-integrated multi-robot systems, an open-source Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) tool for optimizing quality and sustainability, and a framework for knowledge acquisition using ontologies to streamline data flow. Additionally, it will develop a simulation framework to improve robot coordination, reduce waste, and optimize resources in realtime manufacturing, as well as a cyber-physical multi-robot workstation combining BIM, digital twins, and Industrial Robots. These innovations will transform steel construction manufacturing, enabling intelligent automation, reducing errors and resource use, and advancing sustainable and efficient offsite construction practices.
Department
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Location
Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
108102831
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2028-03-31
Agreement Number
1027990
Agreement Start Date
2025-03-27
Agreement Title
BIM-Integrated Multi-Robot Platform for Customized and Sustainable Offsite Construction Manufacturing.
Agreement Title (French)
Plateforme multirobot intégrée à la modélisation des données du bâtiment pour une construction hors site personnalisée et durable
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$858,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This Project integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM) with robotics to revolutionize offsite construction, focusing on steel and mass-timber manufacturing. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, and computer vision, it aims to enhance precision, efficiency, and sustainability in construction processes. Over three years, the Project will deliver key outcomes, including a report evaluating BIM-integrated multi-robot systems, an open-source Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) tool for optimizing quality and sustainability, and a framework for knowledge acquisition using ontologies to streamline data flow. Additionally, it will develop a simulation framework to improve robot coordination, reduce waste, and optimize resources in realtime manufacturing, as well as a cyber-physical multi-robot workstation combining BIM, digital twins, and Industrial Robots. These innovations will transform steel construction manufacturing, enabling intelligent automation, reducing errors and resource use, and advancing sustainable and efficient offsite construction practices.
Description (French)
Ce projet allie la modélisation des données de bâtiment (MDB) à la robotique pour révolutionner la construction hors site en se concentrant sur la fabrication d’acier et de bois de charpente. En misant sur des technologies de pointe comme l’intelligence artificielle (IA), les jumeaux numériques et la visionique, le projet a pour objet d’accroître la précision, l’efficience et la durabilité des méthodes de construction. Le projet de 3 ans engendrera des résultats clés, notamment un rapport d’évaluation des systèmes multirobot intégrés à la MDB, un outil de conception pour la fabrication et l’assemblage (DFMA) à source ouverte qui optimise la qualité et la durabilité des structures et un cadre d’acquisition des connaissances s’appuyant sur les ontologies pour rationaliser les flux de données. De plus, le projet donnera lieu à l’élaboration d’un cadre de simulation pour mieux coordonner le travail des robots, réduire la quantité de déchets générés et optimiser en temps réel l’utilisation des ressources de fabrication et d’un poste de travail multirobot cyberphysique combinant la MDB, des jumeaux numériques et des robots industriels. Ces innovations permettront de transformer la fabrication de l’acier de construction, favoriseront l’automatisation intelligente, réduiront les erreurs et la quantité de ressources utilisées, et feront progresser les pratiques durables et efficaces de construction hors site.
Expected Results
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Expected Results (French)
À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides.
Federal Riding
Edmonton Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Edmonton-Centre
Federal Riding Number
48015
NAICS Code
541710
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Name (French)
Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D
Program Purpose
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
Program Purpose (French)
Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires.
Recipient Business Number
108102831
Recipient City
Edmonton|Edmonton
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Recipient Postal Code
T5J 4P6
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q4-1027990