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Tracked 360-degree drilling and anchor-setting rig for concrete up to C120
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How it works on your site
The BauBot MRS15 is a 1,200 kg tracked drilling robot built on a KUKA KR IONTEC 6-axis arm that automates overhead and multi-angle drilling, hole cleaning, marking, and anchor setting in concrete up to grade C120. It covers one subtask within MEP installation: drilling and anchoring on ceilings, walls, and floors, with the crew handling layout, conduit runs, and all non-drilling trades. The MRS15 has been shipping since 2022; fischer completed a full acquisition of Baubot GmbH in October 2024 and has deployed across Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Overhead Drilling & Anchoring
The robot positions itself via robotic total station, drills at any angle from floor to ceiling, cleans the hole to ETA standards, marks it for trade identification, and sets the anchor from a 150-piece onboard magazine. A fischer-certified operator supervises from ground level while the KUKA arm reaches up to 5.0 m; the crew no longer works at height for repetitive drilling tasks. Force and torque sensors monitor each drill cycle and trigger a predefined response when the bit hits rebar or voids.
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Who has run it
4 deployments · 4 companies · 3 countries
Will it work on your site
- Minimum ceiling height
- Operated at 3.2 m ceiling in Utrecht (effective 2.7 m with crossbeams)No product-level minimum published; Utrecht is the lowest documented deployment
- Operating weight
- Approx. 1,200 kg (vendor states <1,300 kg)Requires floor loading capacity check; fits through standard doors at 90 cm width
- BIM/CAD
- BIM files, 3D CAD, and 2D drawings via PSE softwareRevit-specific integration is maker-stated only
- Environment
- IP54 (MRS15 per vendor spec); IP65 stated in some press coverageConfirm rating with fischer for outdoor wet-weather deployments
- Safe operation distance
- LiDAR-enforced exclusion zone (SICK microScan3, 2x 270-degree coverage)Exact radius is configurable; 5.0 m is maker-stated
- Throughput
- Approx. 30 seconds per hole; 3,717 holes in 24 hours (Guinness World Record, test centre)Field rate depends on hole spec, repositioning frequency, and substrate; Engelberg tunnel required approx. 8,960 holes over six months
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- Footprint and access
- 90 cm wide; fits through standard doorsVendor states transport position under 800 mm W x 2,100 mm L x 1,800 mm H; operating position widens to under 1,700 mm
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