More concrete is manufactured than any other material on the planet. Luckily, the ERO robot has a healthy appetite. Knocking down a concrete building usually takes brute force: Wrecking balls, huge ...

When it comes to demolishing buildings, there are almost as many ways to take them apart as put them up. We knock them down, blow them to bits, and build machines to take them apart. But what about a ...

Need to take down some infrastructure? Turn to the new F-16, a demolition robot that can easily break down stairwells, concrete slabs and walls. For a full spectrum of destructive power, it uses ...

Science-fiction writers have spun countless tales of malevolent, rampaging robots laying waste to helpless cities as panicked citizens flee in horror. Now, life is imitating this pulpy art—at least to ...

Demolishing a building is a big, messy pain in the neck. Dynamite is loud and dangerous. Wrecking balls are heavy and dangerous. Why not just get a robot to do the work? That’s exactly what Omer ...

Standing more than 10 feet from a brick wall at the former Woolworth’s store in downtown St. Paul, McGough Construction employee Nick Edwards knocks it down with a flick of his thumb. His thumb ...

The contractor developed a 10-phase repair approach using hydrodemolition to maximize efficiency, while allowing tenants to continue to use the parking garage. Panoramic views of the Ohio River from ...

A trio of versatile robotic concrete-breaking machines has successfully demolished a 100 year old Scottish swimming pool quicker, cheaper and safer than any other possible method. David Hayward ...

The Aquajet Ergo Climber is a climbing hydrodemolition robot that can be used for targeted concrete demolition. Once programmed, the robot uses high-pressure water to demolish preset areas of concrete ...

For interior and top-down demolition, many contractors have come to rely on remote-controlled demolition robots. The smallest models easily fit through standard doorways and are light enough to ...