dConstruct Robotics is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of BEAMP Cycle 5, a collaboration driven by EM Services, with support from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Town Council.
dConstruct deployed its autonomous robot, d.ASH-ER, at the Kim Tian Road HDB blocks to conduct corridor inspections. During a standard inspection workflow, the robot autonomously:
Navigates from its docking station to the lift lobby,
Calls and rides the lift to the designated floors,
Conducts inspection missions along each level, and
Returns to the docking station upon completion.
Equipped with advanced video analytics, d.ASH-ER can detect building defects, such as wall peelings, floor cracks and holes, as well as potential hazards like hanging flowerpots, and LPG gas cylinders, in near real-time. This successful deployment is a significant step in digitising and automating municipal building maintenance, reducing the need for routine, labour-intensive inspections while enhancing consistency and public safety.
The challenge statement called for the development of a robotic solution to automate routine and often mundane inspections for defects and hazards along common corridors and staircases in HDB blocks. With buildings ranging from 2 to 50 storeys and approximately 600 blocks managed under a single Town Council, current manual inspection processes are both time- and manpower-intensive.