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Newsletter N°82 - November 2025
🏗️ Construction: Samsung C&T Showcases Five Construction Robots at Raemian Robot Week 2025
Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group held a demonstration event showcasing its latest housing construction robots, highlighting the company’s commitment to innovation and digital transformation in the construction industry.
On October 30, Samsung C&T hosted “Raemian Robot Week 2025” at the Banpo 3 Redevelopment Site in Seoul, unveiling five types of construction robots designed to improve efficiency and safety on housing sites.
Five Construction Robots for Safer and Smarter Housing Sites
The five robots demonstrated were:
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Autonomous forklift
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Material transport robot
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Cleaning robot
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Water-spraying drone
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Wearable robotic exoskeleton
These technologies are expected to significantly reduce dangerous manual tasks, streamline logistics, and improve productivity at housing construction sites.
Autonomous Material Handling and Nighttime Operations
The autonomous forklift and material transport robot, developed by Seoul Dynamics, operate automatically during nighttime hours when no workers are on-site. This minimizes interference with daytime construction processes while improving operational efficiency.
The autonomous forklift identifies palletized materials stored on-site and delivers them to designated drop-off points within each apartment building. The material transport robot then loads the materials, calls the elevator, rides it autonomously, and unloads supplies directly inside individual apartment units.
To enable this, Korea Mitsubishi Elevator has installed a communication module at the Banpo 3 Redevelopment site that allows elevators and robots to interact part of an ongoing field test to validate robot integration in construction environments.
Drone and Cleaning Robots for Safer, Cleaner Environments
These technologies are expected to significantly reduce dangerous manual tasks, streamline logistics, and improve productivity at housing construction sites.
Autonomous Material Handling and Nighttime Operations
The autonomous forklift and material transport robot, developed by Seoul Dynamics, operate automatically during nighttime hours when no workers are on-site. This minimizes interference with daytime construction processes while improving operational efficiency.
The autonomous forklift identifies palletized materials stored on-site and delivers them to designated drop-off points within each apartment building. The material transport robot then loads the materials, calls the elevator, rides it autonomously, and unloads supplies directly inside individual apartment units.
To enable this, Korea Mitsubishi Elevator has installed a communication module at the Banpo 3 Redevelopment site that allows elevators and robots to interact part of an ongoing field test to validate robot integration in construction environments.
Drone and Cleaning Robots for Safer, Cleaner Environments
The water-spraying drone developed by KTW Walking Drone is designed to reduce dust during demolition work. It enables water spraying on structures without requiring workers to approach hazardous areas, including high-rise sections, thereby enhancing both safety and productivity.
Meanwhile, the parking-lot cleaning robot from Pudu Robotics autonomously removes dust and debris during off-hours to maintain a clean and safe work environment. The model has already been deployed at several Samsung C&T housing sites earlier this year, and an upgraded version was demonstrated during the event.
Wearable Robot to Support Construction Workers
The “X-ble Shoulder” wearable robot, developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s Robotics Lab, assists workers by supporting their upper-body strength and reducing musculoskeletal strain. It is especially suitable for overhead tasks such as ceiling painting, pipe installation, and plasterboard work.
During the demonstration, workers wore the device on-site, experiencing firsthand the reduction in fatigue and improved efficiency it provides.
Building a Collaborative Construction Robotics Ecosystem
Samsung C&T emphasized that the event served as a test-bed collaboration with domestic robotics firms possessing advanced technologies. By opening real construction sites for testing and demonstration, the company enables developers to refine and optimize robots for actual field conditions.
Kim Myung-Seok, Executive Vice President and Head of the Housing Division at Samsung C&T, stated:
“This demonstration event is part of our broader effort to establish a comprehensive housing construction robotics ecosystem. We will continue to collaborate with leading robotics companies to develop robots specialized for construction sites, improve productivity, and eliminate safety risks for our workers.”
Through initiatives like Raemian Robot Week 2025, Samsung C&T continues to drive technological innovation in the construction sector reinforcing its vision of a safer, smarter, and more sustainable job site powered by robotics and AI.