A NEW high-tech robot has joined the Craigieburn Road upgrade on the front line to make the surveyor’s job of line marking the road easier and safer.
The robot will ensure surveyors on the project continue to have the best equipment and the flexibility to respond to the evolving challenges of road construction.
Dubbed the ‘TinySurveyor Terra’, the robot is equipped with advanced GPS and automation technology to deliver precise, reliable measurements faster than traditional methods and can autonomously paint precise points, with an accuracy of between one and three centimetres.
Major Road Projects Victoria, MRPV, senior manager Dimuth Gammampila said the TinySurveyor Terra was a welcome addition to the team.
“This next-gen surveying robot has quickly become an important tool for the Craigieburn Road Upgrade and will help us get the job done safer and sooner,” he said.
“Our surveyors are able to be so much more efficient with this newer and technologically advanced robot, as part of our investment to give our team the resources they need to work safely in all areas of construction.”
The robot has been completing surveying activities in around one-fifth of the time that it would normally take to do the job on foot.
It has been online since July with other similar type robots to roll out this year on other road projects, including the Sunbury Road Upgrade.
The new robot has been implemented as part of Major Road Projects Victoria’s Craigieburn Road upgrade and still requires the essential input of surveyors to ensure the robot’s safe and appropriate operations.
The Craigieburn Road upgrade includes the construction of new intersections at Hume Highway and Mickleham Road, while works continue on new westbound lanes.
Once complete, the Craigieburn Road upgrade will improve traffic flow and travel times, enhance connectivity across Craigieburn, and make it easier for people to walk or cycle across the area.
The Craigieburn Road Upgrade works are scheduled to be fully completed in 2025.
A high-tech robot is working on the Craigieburn Road upgrade, using advanced GPS and automation technology to deliver precise, reliable measurements for line marking.
