Mapeamento de estudos prospectivos de tecnologias na revolução 4.0: um olhar para a indústria da construção civil

Abstract

The world is experiencing an increase in new technologies characterized by the start of a Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this context, it’s noted that the Construction Industry is having a slow entry in this new digital era, still relevant nevertheless. Significant changes are taking place and it is extremely pertinent to contextualize them under this scope, offering a way for construction professionals to become updated and interested in the adoption and development of these new technologies. Therefore, this paper proposes a study on the state-of-the-art of construction technologies and presents a series of disruptive innovations, or innovations that are changing the current processes, being developed and applied in this industry. To accomplish this, a methodology of research, extraction, processing and analysis of bibliographical data from many different published articles and papers was carried out, highlighting the researches dedicated to robotics and automation on the construction industry. These papers were found using Scopus, a bibliographical database website. Through the results found, a bibliometric network was created, which was then used to define the most relevant terms from these studies, appointing the technologies to be selected and presented on this paper. Amongst these, the highpoints were technologies related to automated fabrication (production of prefabricated components, 3D printing); to construction equipment (robotic machinery); to the project and planning steps (modelling software such as BIM); and to the adoption of new technologies in the accident prevention and worker’s safety area. At last, it has been concluded that the construction industry is already benefiting from a series of new technologies and has a huge potential to continue growing and having its several processes improved, automated and managed under the context of a Fourth Industrial Revolution.