Skanska has deployed the Schindler Robotic Installation System for Elevators (R.I.S.E) at the 105 Victoria Street project in central London. This is the first time this technology has been used in the UK.
Schindler R.I.S.E is a self-climbing robot designed to navigate elevator shafts independently while installing components with “precision and speed”. Equipped with tools to drill holes and install anchor bolts, the robot significantly reduces human involvement in this part of the construction process, removing workers from the noisy, repetitive and dusty tasks of drilling and setting anchor bolts required for landing doors, divider beams and wall brackets.
Such tasks can lead to fatigue when performed at height, but using a robot eliminates this risk. The specialist operator monitors the robot's movements via a remote-control panel.
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