FieldPrinter 2

Summary

The Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter 2 is a battery-powered, wheeled layout robot that prints full-scale construction floor plans directly onto concrete slabs from coordinated BIM/CAD models using inkjet technology. It prints wall lines, door and window openings, MEP penetrations, and finish boundaries for multiple trades in a single pass; vertical surfaces, ceiling layout, and as-built survey stay with the crew. The FieldPrinter has been shipping since 2020, with the second-generation FieldPrinter 2 launched in January 2024 and 20 confirmed production deployments across healthcare, data center, hospitality, residential, and industrial projects in the United States.

Wall Line Marking Door and Window Opening Layout MEP Penetration Marking Finish Boundary Marking

How it works on your site

Wall Line Marking

The FieldPrinter drives autonomously along computed paths, printing wall lines at 1:1 scale while a single operator monitors from an iPad. LiDAR and computer vision handle obstacle avoidance during printing, and visual odometry takes over when columns block the laser tracker's line of sight.

Door and Window Opening Layout

The robot prints opening positions as part of the same multi-trade pass that lays out walls, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. Revit and AutoCAD plugins combine trade models into a single coordinated print file through the Dusty Portal, so opening layout runs alongside all other trades rather than as a separate manual mark-up.

MEP Penetration Marking

MEP penetration points print in the same pass as wall and opening layout. The operator loads the coordinated model, and the robot prints penetration locations alongside all other trade markings without requiring a separate setup or crew.

Finish Boundary Marking

Finish boundary lines (flooring transitions, tile edges, carpet borders) print alongside other trade layout in the same coordinated pass. The crew reads printed boundaries rather than interpreting field measurements against drawings.

How it worked on other sites

Data center · USA

784 person-hours saved on data center rack layout.
98% reduction in layout labor on the project.

Healthcare · Los Angeles, CA · Multi-trade layout (drywall + MEP)

68% reduction in layout labor compared to manual crew (Springer peer-reviewed study).
Multi-trade layout covering drywall and MEP in a single coordinated pass.

Residential prefab · Arizona

Floor layout printing for single-family homes and prefab panels.
Demonstrates operation on smaller residential floor plates (3,500 sq ft).

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Will it work on your site

Surface Flat concrete slabs Indoor primary; outdoor tilt-up and residential foundations documented

Site preparation Broom-swept floor; min 3 control points; coordinated BIM/CAD model Construction debris tolerated (independent observation)

Power Battery (rechargeable, hot-swappable)

BIM/CAD requirements Native Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD plugins. Accepts .dwg and .csv files.

Positional accuracy 1.6 mm (1/16 in) Vendor-stated; laser tracker guided

Navigation Laser tracker guided (multiple tracker options including Leica AT500) with IMU and encoder fusion. Dead-reckoning fallback for shadow printing behind obstructions.

Autonomy Autonomous printing; supervised setup and calibration Single operator via iPad app

Control interface Tablet app (iPad/Android), handheld controller for maneuvering, Dusty Portal web dashboard

Environment Indoor primary. Outdoor concrete slab documented for tilt-up panel layout. Not rated for rain or standing water.

Fleet management Up to 20 robots per site documented. Multi-robot concurrent operation observed with trade-separated ink colors.

Site connectivity Cloud-synced via Dusty Portal. Tolerates spotty Internet connectivity on site.

Business model Robots-as-a-service (RaaS) subscription. Usage-based pricing proportional to layout scope.

Weight 23 lb (10.4 kg) including battery