Swarm-bots are a technological marvel that performs the tasks of workers. The swarm bot technology combines the benefits of robots with the power of large numbers. In the construction industry site and worker safety is of paramount concern. The construction environment is unsafe and doesn’t have any viable solutions for the protection of the workers. In case of structure collapse, fire or machine failure life of the workers is put at threat.

This is when the innovation of swarm bots comes to aid. The swarm bots make use of simple robots in large numbers to build a design without guidance. Although the swarm bots have limited physical abilities and limited programming but are capable enough to build building structures. These low-cost simple machines can rapidly create great structures in place of the high-priced machines and also enable to lower the risk on workers.

The swarm bots work similarly to termites work in that they do not follow the commands of a central architect termite but rather follow the rules of behaviour imprinted in their DNA. The swarm bots are capable of building a brick wall. Once given the design the rules of operating need to be set for the swarm bots post which they embark on the task. The swarm bot works as a team while manoeuvring around the other swarm-bots. When building a wall each robot in the swarm grabs a brick and places it in an open slot until the wall is completed. In cases when one robot malfunctions the others continue to work and all that the company loses is the productivity of one robot. With no central control, a single failure does not impact the functionality of the swarm. Lack of central control improves reliability and redundancy. Just like termites swarm bots also move rapidly, safely and effectively to create the structures in desired time.

Due to automation construction workers have the fear of job loss. However, the swarm bots do not cause job loss rather they perform high-risk human work easily. They rather reduce the risk to workers. The swarm bots also help to increase the construction activity and perform risky tasks efficiently. Construction technology catalyzes future advancements. Swarm-bots help to expand the industry’s capabilities.