LIFTBOT

Summary

The KEWAZO LIFTBOT is a battery-powered, rail-mounted vertical transport robot that automates material movement on scaffolding and asset structures. It handles scaffolding erection, scaffold dismantling, and general vertical hoisting of materials up to 100 kg per lift; loading, unloading, and horizontal distribution stay with the crew. LIFTBOT has been shipping since 2021, with 8 documented deployments across the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, spanning commercial construction and industrial maintenance.

Vertical Hoisting Scaffolding Erection Scaffold Dismantling

How it works on your site

Vertical Hoisting

LIFTBOT travels on a proprietary rail mounted to the scaffold or directly to the asset structure, delivering loads to a set height in automatic mode without active operator monitoring. Beyond scaffolding components, interchangeable platforms accommodate insulation, piping, mechanical and electrical equipment, tools, and coatings.

Scaffolding Erection

The robot runs vertical lifts while scaffolders at each level load and unload components. A crew of 4-5 scaffolders operates alongside one LIFTBOT, against the 8-14 person crews that full-manual erection requires. The unit transfers between pre-installed rail locations in under one minute, covering multiple scaffold faces on a single site without demobilization.

Scaffold Dismantling

Dismantling reverses the erection workflow: scaffolders at height break down and load components onto the LIFTBOT platform, which delivers them to grade. The same rail system serves both erection and dismantling without reconfiguration.

What users have experienced

40%

Labour saving

Marr scafolding · deployment →

217 kg per hour

Throughput

Kewazo

988240 dollars

Cost reduction

Kewazo

Robot deployment record

8 deployments on public record

Type

Segment

Country

Deployments on record for this robot
Project	Organizations	Country	Detail
26 Court St, Boston pilot	Marr scafolding	USA
28-day deployment (Jul-Aug 2023) covering scaffolding assembly and vertical material transport. 40% labor saving compared to east-side crew using electric pulleys (vendor case study). Foreman Patrick Murphy quoted on safety interlocks: "the machine won't let you do what you're not supposed to do." labour saving pct 40 Marr scafolding's record →
Abby Church Dublin pilot	Devine scaffolding	Ireland
51-day deployment (Jan-Mar 2024) on a 40 m tower, 181 operating hours logged. 74% labor saving vs estimated manual baseline of 14 builders over 45 days (vendor case study; baseline is an estimate). Lowest documented throughput at 148 kg/hr, reflecting tall-tower operating conditions. labour saving pct 74 Devine scaffolding's record →
Fort Myers Hurricane Restoration pilot	Trekker group	USA
8-day deployment (Aug 2023) for hurricane restoration scaffolding. 50% schedule compression: 10 builders completed in 6 days vs estimated 12 days with BetaMax Maxial hoists (vendor case study). Two LIFTBOT units deployed simultaneously with separate tracking through KEWAZO ONSITE. labour saving pct 50 Trekker group's record →
Chevron Pre-Turnaround production	Chevron	Not stated
labour saving pct 47 Chevron's record →
UK Petrochemical Refinery (largest) pilot	Bilfinger	UK	—
Not stated pilot	Altrad	UK	—
Poole, UK (flagship trial); London Heathrow production	Skill Scaffolding	UK	—
Nevada observation + Dos Bocas planned deployment trial	Techint E&C	Not stated	—
No deployments match these filters.

Other companies that have deployed this robot

11 organizations on record for this robot

Altrad Bilfinger

Chevron

Devine scaffolding

Marr scafolding

Skill Scaffolding

Techint E&C

Trekker group Bassenberg & Schwarting Brock Scaffold Resource

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Will it work on your site

Certified height 50 m (165 ft); CE certified (TUV Sud). Vendor states UL and CSA certification.

Power Battery-powered; 10 hr runtime (vendor); charges in 3 hr on standard outlet

Setup 20 min initial install by two workers; no access bay or scaffold modification required

Scaffolding compatibility Layher (independently demonstrated). Vendor states compatibility with Ringlock, Cuplock, Safway, PeriUp, Kwikstage, Turner, Frame and Brace, and Tube and Clamp.

Connectivity Integrated LTE; data streams to KEWAZO ONSITE analytics platform in real time Industrial sites with restricted cellular access may need site-specific telecom coordination

Robot weight Approx. 20 kg (44 lb); hand-portable by two workers Weight figure from peer-reviewed study of earlier deployment; current production units may differ

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