Makita, a manufacturer of professional tools and accessories, has introduced more tools to the LXT System with the release of the 18V LXT Brushless Cordless Deep Capacity Rebar Tying Tool (XRT02).

Standing before a crowd of curious onlookers at a corner of the show floor at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, Advanced Construction Robotics president and cofounder Jeremy Searock made ...

Since the first battery-powered rebar tying tool came out in 1993, rebar tying tool technology has improved in many ways. The battery platform has changed from Ni-Cad to Lithium-Ion which enables the ...

There are many jobs in the construction industry that fall under the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” category said to be ripe for automation — but only a few can actually be taken on with today’s ...

We are super excited to announce the third prototype of SkyTy (P3). P3 has been able to fly and tie for a few months now. Watch the world’s first automated (hands-off) rebar tying by aerial robot.

The TyBot rebar tying robot, manufactured by Advanced Construction Robotics, can tie an average of 36,000 rebar intersections in a 40-hour week, equal to four to six ironworkers. In one shift May 12, ...

Ammar Mirjan walks through a sprawling industrial hall in Birr in the canton of Aargau, where Brown, Boveri & Cie. once manufactured turbines. The huge cranes under the striking shed roof are not part ...

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. What’s your ...