CivDot
Autonomous site layout robot
Availability: Market Ready
Known Customers
Key Highlights
Marks with up to 1/10’ (30 mm) accuracy using an automated spray paint mechanism.
Lays out up to 8 points per minute to accelerate earthworks and heavy civil workflows.
Automates layout with the ability to mark up to 3,000 points per day.
Performs layout up to 8× faster than manual methods.
Case Studies
Mortenson increased solar pile layout productivity up to 300 points/hour using CivDot, tripling speed while reducing crew needs by half.
- 3–5× faster output (200–300 vs 60 points/h baseline)
- Crew size reduced from 2 to 1 per robot
- Productivity increased 50% with dual-robot operation
Signal Energy halved survey costs and tripled daily output by adopting CivDot for solar pile layout.
- 1300–1800 points/day with one operator
- ~50% cost reduction in layout operations
- ~75% reduction in on-site crew labor
Bechtel achieved sixfold faster surveying and improved safety using CivDot, automating layout for over 200 MW of solar projects.
- 6× faster point marking (125 vs 25 points/hour)
- One-person robotic operation replaces 2-person crew
- Improved safety through hands-free operation
Barton Malow increased layout speed sixfold with CivDot, marking 6 points per minute while simplifying training and improving reliability.
- 6× faster layout (6 vs 1 point/min)
- One-hour operator training via CivPlan
- Reduced crew size by 50%
