Autonomous machines and robots

Currently, electric and driverless construction machines are still niche products or only at the prototype stage. However, market requirements and manufacturers’ commitment are driving development.

According to market research and consulting company International Data Corporation, construction is among the industries where expenditure for robotics will grow fastest in the coming years.

In the “bauma Industry Barometer,” responding companies turn out to be fairly humble: Only 4 percent of them consider themselves to be a digitization leader.