CivDot+
Autonomous site layout robot
Availability: Market Ready
Known Customers
Key Highlights
Delivers 3/100’ (8 mm) accuracy using a robotic laser pointer mechanism and sub-millimeter arm movements.
Lays out up to 3 points per minute for high-precision piling, drilling, and foundation work.
Equips a single operator to mark up to 1,200 points per day.
Uses dual-RTK positioning, 6-axis IMU tilt compensation, and a robotic arm to maximize GNSS accuracy.
Case Studies
VEMAC cut foundation layout from days to hours with CivDot+, shifting crews to QA/QC and attracting new talent.
- ~4× faster layout (≈16 h → ~4 h)
- Single-operator workflow; baseline crew ≥2
- Training time slashed from 3–6 months to <1 hour
Bechtel increased wick drain layout speed 4× and achieved millimeter accuracy with CivDot+, replacing the traditional string line method.
- 4× faster layout (4 points/min vs 1 manually)
- Millimeter-level accuracy validated on uneven terrain
- Reduced re-staking and manual marking effort
QCells doubled daily stakeouts to 700 and cut costs by 67% using CivDot+, eliminating third-party surveyors.
- 2.6× faster stakeout speed (700 vs 270/day)
- One-person operation replaces two-person crew
- 67% cost reduction by in-sourcing layout
RPCS cut survey costs by 45% and achieved full scheduling autonomy using CivDot+, completing 1,000-point jobs in days.
- 40–50% cost reduction compared to manual survey
- Full elimination of third-party surveyor delays
- One-person operation replaces two-person crew
Keeley Construction doubled survey productivity and cut costs by 50% using CivDot+, scaling efficiently to 100,000-point solar sites.
- 2× faster output (1,200 vs. 600 points/day)
- 50% reduction in surveying costs and duration
- Single-operator autonomous layout replaced multi-crew GNSS process
