CivDot+

CivRobotics · Layout and marking · Commercial since 2021

13 Deployments on record 12 Organizations on record 2 Countries on record

Last updated: 2026-04

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Summary

The CivDot+ is a compact, wheeled, GNSS-based layout robot that autonomously navigates to uploaded coordinates and marks each point with a laser pointer while a single operator monitors from up to 100 feet away. It handles site-level horizontal layout across solar, concrete foundation, LNG, and heavy civil projects; vertical layout, interior work, and BIM-based layout stay with the survey crew or other systems. The CivDot+ has been shipping since 2021 with 13 confirmed production deployments across the United States and Spain.

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Site-Level Horizontal Layout

How it works on your site

Site-Level Horizontal Layout

The robot drives autonomously between uploaded coordinate points on a 4WD chassis with 10 inches of ground clearance, marking each location with a laser pointer. One operator manages the mission from CivPlan software after uploading a CSV or DXF file; no surveying experience is required to run the robot. The crew follows behind to place physical markers at each laser-indicated point.

What users have experienced

67%

Cost reduction

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1500 piles/day

Throughput

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5.5×

Speed

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Robot deployment record

13 deployments on public record

Type
Segment
Country
Project Organizations Country Detail
Concrete foundation layout production VeMac USA
Port Arthur LNG wick drain pilot Bechtel USA
Utility-scale solar stakeout production Q cells USA
Utility-scale solar surveying production Ampacity Renewables USA
Large-scale solar farm production Keeley Construction USA —
Cutlass Solar II production Bechtel USA —
Bechtel solar portfolio (4 facilities, >200MW) production Bechtel USA —
4-project solar portfolio production Signal energy USA
3-project solar portfolio production BOLDT USA —
Edwards & Sanborn Solar production Mortenson construction USA —
Utility-scale solar (>100MW) production Barton Malow USA —
6+ PV plants production Avanza Topografia Spain —
Heavy civil evaluation trial Ferrovial Not stated —

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12 organizations on record for this robot

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Will it work on your site

Power source Battery; 8 to 10 hours total with one swap (two 5-hour packs) 4-hour charge cycle (vendor-stated); 8-hour figure reported by independent press (2025)
Autonomy level Supervised autonomous; single operator uploads mission via CivPlan, robot executes point-to-point Operator presence required for physical marker placement (vendor-stated 100 ft distance)
Positional accuracy 8 mm GNSS-based; reported by multiple independent press sources (ENR, New Atlas, Interesting Engineering)
Battery life 8 to 10 hours (two battery packs, one swap) 8 hours per New Atlas (2025); 10 hours (2 x 5-hour packs) per The Robot Report (2022)
Throughput Up to 1,200 points/day (single operator, CivDot+) Actual rates vary by site; QCells reported 700/day, Avanza reported 1,000 to 1,500/day
Business model Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS); CivDot+ at $8,250/month Monthly fee includes usage, onboarding, maintenance, and support; purchase option available; international customers purchase outright with software subscription
Operator training No surveying expertise required; on-site training in under one day Under-1-hour training figure from vendor case studies; independent sources confirm no expertise needed

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