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Record W4408838854 · doi:10.3389/frobt.2025.1548684

Intuitive BIM-aided robotic navigation and assets localization with semantic user interfaces

2025· article· en· W4408838854 on OpenAlex
Rafael Gomes Braga, Muhammad Owais Tahir, Sina Karimi, Ulrich Dah-Achinanon, Ivanka Iordanova, David St-Onge

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A frame that forgets how it found something cannot be audited. These are the routes that admitted this work.

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Bibliographic record

VenueFrontiers in Robotics and AI · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
Canadian institutionsPolytechnique MontréalÉcole de Technologie Supérieure
Fundersnot available
KeywordsComputer scienceSoftware deploymentModular designHuman–computer interactionUsabilityUser interfaceSystems engineeringSoftware engineeringEngineering

Abstract

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Introduction: The deployment of mobile robots on construction sites has gained increasing attention from both academic research and industry due to labor shortages and the demand for more efficient project management. However, integrating robotic systems into dynamic and hazardous construction environments remains challenging. Key obstacles include reliance on extensive on-site infrastructure, limited adaptability, and a disconnect between system capabilities and field operators' needs. Methods: This study introduces a comprehensive, modular robotic platform designed for construction site navigation and asset localization. The system incorporates Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based semantic navigation, active Ultra-Wideband (UWB) beacon tracking for precise equipment detection, and a cascade navigation stack that integrates global BIM layouts with real-time local sensing. Additionally, a user-centric graphical user interface (GUI) was developed to enable intuitive control for non-expert operators, improving field usability. Results: The platform was validated through real-world deployments and simulations, demonstrating reliable navigation in complex layouts and high localization accuracy. A user study was conducted, confirming improved task efficiency and reduced cognitive load for operators. Discussion: The results indicate that the proposed system provides a scalable, infrastructure-light solution for construction site robotics. By bridging the gap between advanced robotic technologies and practical deployment, this work contributes to the development of more adaptable and user-friendly robotic solutions for construction environments.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.784
Threshold uncertainty score0.397

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.004
GPT teacher head0.211
Teacher spread0.207 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it