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Construction robotics software

Software for prefab framing cells, construction robots and the simulations used to test them before the hardware is built.

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Robotic wall framing cell with two industrial arms

What we build for construction

Robotic framing cells for prefab wall panels

Industrial arms that pick, cut, glue and nail lumber.

  • Motion planning for industrial arms
  • Cameras and 3D sensors to locate parts and materials
  • Force sensing and PLC integration

Mobile manipulators for construction sites

A robot arm on a mobile base for finishing work on walls.

  • Wall painting, drywall finishing and similar tasks
  • Navigation and arm planning on one robot
  • Motion planning tested in simulation before hardware

Digital twins of the robot cell

Test the cell layout and robot motions before buying hardware.

  • Reach, collision and cycle-time checks
  • Isaac Sim, Gazebo or MuJoCo, connected to ROS 2
  • Reused later to test software updates

Prototypes for new construction robots

From an idea to a first working robot.

  • Software architecture and ROS 2 stack
  • Tested in simulation, then on hardware
  • A path from prototype to pilot

Robotic Construction System (US)

Automating residential construction through autonomous robotic framing and assembly.

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FAQs

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What software does a construction robot need?

A construction robot needs motion planning for its arms, perception to locate materials and integration with the PLCs and safety logic that run the cell. Black Coffee Robotics built this software for a robotic wall framing cell at a US startup, which frames and assembles wall panels at production speed.

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Can a robotic framing cell be tested in simulation before it is built?

Yes. Black Coffee Robotics builds a digital twin of the cell in Isaac Sim, Gazebo or MuJoCo, connected to ROS 2, to check robot placement, reach, collisions and cycle time before the hardware is ordered. The same simulation is then used to test software updates.

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Can robot software connect to the PLCs in a construction robot cell?

Yes. In the robotic framing cell, Black Coffee Robotics' software runs alongside the cell's PLCs and safety logic, together with perception and force feedback. We work with the controllers already in the cell.

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