Construction
Hilti introduced Jaibot, its first robot, which drills holes in ceilings using a building's digital plans.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Today Hilti introduced its first robot, Jaibot, a semi-autonomous mobile ceiling-drilling robot.”
What it means
Jaibot, from Hilti, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on Jaibot
- Hilti's US website still offers Jaibot, describing a cordless robot that can work up to 8 hours between charges.
- Hilti agreed to build future drywall-finishing robots for the start-up Canvas on the Jaibot's base.
- Hilti added new features, including drilling into concrete walls between 1.2 and 4.8 meters high, and said Jaibot had been used on many projects worldwide.