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ConstructionCeiling drilling robot

Jaibot

by Hilti

Jaibot is a tracked robot from tool maker Hilti that drills holes in ceilings for pipes, ducts and cables. It reads the building's digital plans, finds its own position in the room, drills the holes and marks them. Hilti press release, 28 Oct 2020

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Stage 4 of 5

Paying customers

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Company-reported only
Human help
Not disclosed
Last milestone
Oct 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today
Offered by Hilti to building-services contractors; Hilti says it has been used on many construction projects around the world. Hilti press release, 15 June 2022
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
Hilti calls Jaibot semi-autonomous rather than fully self-running. Hilti press release, 28 Oct 2020

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass market

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

  2. 4

    Paying customersThis robot

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

    Placed by: Hilti's US website still offers Jaibot, describing a cordless robot that can work up to 8 hours between charges (Oct 2026); 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 (15 June 2022).

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. All sources are Hilti's own. Could not confirm how many Jaibots are in use, which countries it is offered in, its price, or whether it is sold or rented. Web search ran out before independent coverage could be found.