Construction Automation & Robotics (CAR)

LABS

• Automation & Analytics for Griha and Yantik Application (AAGYA) IoT Lab: Focus on IoT and AI solutions for buildings and disaster management.

Link: https://cbpatelcbri.pythonanywhere.com/

• Acoustic Instrumentation and Mechanical AIMS Lab: Focus on Robotics, structural health monitoring of buildings.

RESEARCH AREAS

• Construction Robotics
• Construction Mechanism and Automation
• IoT, Sensor Development and Instrumentation
• Additve Manufacturing
• Structure Health Monitoring
• Acoustics & Waste Management
• Affordable and Modern Machinery
• Retrofitting and Rehabilitation of Buildings

MAJOR FACILITIES

• Lathe machine
• Milling machine
• Welding machine (TIG, MIG and Arc)
• Steel bar bender machine
• Welding and fitting of steel sections
• Drilling and cutting of steel sections
• Brick, Block, Panel making machines
• FBG Data acquisition system
• NI – 8 channel data acquisition system
• Impact Hammer, PCB accelerometer, short and long FBG strain sensors
• Eddy Current Flaw Detector
• 3D Printer with bed size 300X300X300 for Polymer material
• AC-DC Power supply
• High end Micro-controller board for IoT applications
• SMD/Through Hole rework station
• Microscope for electronics components
• PCB printing Machine
• Signal generator and Oscilloscope
• Splice machine for fiber optics
• Bench top Multi-meter
• Benchtop LCR meter
• Viscometer
• Motorized test stand
• Positector Paint Thickness measuring instrument
• Ultrasonic Flaw Detector
• Acoustic impedance tube
• Sound level meter

ONGOING PROJECTS

• Establishment of a center of innovation and manufacturing eco-system in industrial IoT vertical-3: smart structure and structural health monitoring
• Mechanization and automation in building construction and services, CSIR ULIP

COMPLETED PROJECTS

• Design and demonstration of mechanism for the Surya Tilak of Shri Ram Mandir at Ayodhaya
• Improvement and field demonstration of in-house developed machinery for automation in building construction and services
• Task 1: Automatic wall plastering machine
• Task 2: Robotic system for high-rise exterior wall cleaning and painting
• Construction automation part of Building Solutions for High Altitude Regions of India (CBRI HARI Project)
• IoT-Enabled Snow Avalanche Monitoring and Early Warning System
• Predictive Energy Management System Using IoT and Machine Learning for Energy-Efficient Living.
• Construction automation of climate resilient building components
• Design and development of wall sticking drone
• Development and trials of a gantry robot for 3D concrete printing
• A multi-usable self-rescue descent device to escape from high rise buildings during disasters
• Design and development of thermoelectric module system for conditioning a 1m x 1m model space with improved coefficient of performance
• Study and development of agro-waste based gypsum blocks for non-load bearing application
• Service robot for building and other structures
• Glass façade cleaning robotic system
• Development of a boring machine based on trenchless technology
• Development of robotic inspection and mechanized sewage cleaning system
• Detailed condition assessment of steel and concrete structure at coal handling plant, NTPC Sikri.
• Instrumentation at Central vista project for health monitoring
• Structural health monitoring of tall buildings using Vibration based techniques
• Mechanization in construction process for mass housing
• Mechanization in production of building components and wall plastering for mass housing
• Upgraded version of C-Brick making machine
• Development of mini DOS (dedicated outdoor system)/ mini heat pump for house hold application
• In-situ monitoring of interlayer bonding of 3D printed concrete using piezoelectric transducer
• Design and development approach of a prototype climbing robot in building industry applications
• Active structural acoustic control of building service equipment at the source
• Mechanization in the housing construction sector
• Development of mobile sensing device for complex working environment of civil structures

Last Updated on June 11, 2026

For further details please contact:

Dr. S. K. Panigrahi
Head
Construction, Automation & Robotics Group
Phone : +91-1332-283340
Fax : +91-1332-272272
Email : skpanigrahi [at] csir.res.in