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Featured News

  • HaRTCon’s third UTS seminar featured presentations by Distinguished Professor Yen-Chen Liu on human-centred autonomous robots and Associate Professor Johnny Wong on construction informatics, automation and AI. The Hub also welcomed visiting Associate Professor Yu-Ting “Tracy” Kao from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. Learn more.

  • HaRTCon supported the RSS Conference with lab tours and live robotics demonstrations for Pathways Program students on 13 July, followed by further morning and afternoon lab visits on 17 July. Learn more.

  • HaRTCon presented at the ATSE and Engineers Australia AI Symposium in Sydney, highlighting the role of embodied AI in advancing human-robot teaming for safer and more productive construction. Learn more.

  • HaRTCon hosted representatives from Silver Raven and UNSW for a laboratory tour, live demos, and discussions to explore potential research and industry collaboration opportunities. Learn more.

Human-Robot Teaming

  • To harness both human expertise and robotic capabilities

  • To foster seamless collaboration between humans and robots

  • To enable robots working alongside people as true partners, not independently of them

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ARC Funded

We wish to acknowledge and thank the Australian Research Council (ARC), as the funder of HaRTCon Hub, for its support enabled through the lndustrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH) scheme. The Hub brings together 7 leading Australian universities and 14 industry and government partners.

Vision

To advance human-centric intelligent robotics technologies that foster seamless collaboration between humans and robots.

Mission

To transform work practices, improve health and safety, promote workforce diversity and longevity, and boost productivity—ultimately strengthening the resilience of the construction industry and driving sustainable development.

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Challenges in Construction

  • Severe Labour Shortages 

  • Workplace Health and Safety Risks

  • High Environmental Impact

  • Low Productivity 

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Our Solution

  • AI enabled human-centric intelligent robotics
    Seamless human-robot collaboration 

  • Interdisciplinary themes: Technology, People, Business, and Quality

  • 14 Research Programs and 13 Application Programs

  • Strong industry–university partnerships

  • Translation of research into real-world industry solution

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