KEWAZO will join contractors and technology suppliers at a London summit on 11 November to examine how construction robotics can move from trials into regular site use.
The inaugural Groundworks event takes place at UCL Here East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Its published programme lists Jonas Lerchenmueller, KEWAZO’s VP Sales, on a panel examining the commercialisation of construction robotics.
The 45-minute session, scheduled for 11.30am, also includes representatives of Monumental, CSC Robotic Engineering, AUAR and Hilti. Topics include identifying the buyer, choosing between sales, leasing, rental and service models, and turning trials into repeat orders.
For the scaffolding sector, KEWAZO’s involvement connects the discussion to material handling. The German company supplies LIFTBOT, a robotic material transport system used in scaffolding.
Scaffmag reported in September that KEWAZO was establishing its first dedicated UK sales team, appointing James Ball for the industrial market and Fil Osmolski for commercial scaffolding. The company said growing demand from UK contractors had prompted the move from managing sales through its German headquarters.
The wider summit will examine how the cost and risk of adopting robots are shared. A session involving Mace executive chairman Mark Reynolds, the Department for Business and Trade and Monumental will consider the commercial case for automation.
The organiser’s 5 November programme announcement also sets out discussions on how main contractors select technology and whether major clients can plan for robotics earlier in project development. Representatives of VINCI Construction, GOLDBECK, Bouygues Bâtiment International, HS2 and Digital Realty are among those listed.
Groundworks founder Owen Drury said: “People want to see the technology, ask difficult questions, and learn from those who are already trying to deploy it.”
Organised by Bricks & Bytes, the one-day event combines its conference programme with a construction robotics demonstration area. KEWAZO’s confirmed role in the published agenda is as a panel participant.
