DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand and trusted manufacturer for job site professionals, is collaborating with international mobile robotics company August Robotics. The partnership is producing a downward drilling, fleet-capable robot to enable fast, safe, and efficiency concrete drilling to accelerate data centre construction.
As the race to meet global AI processing needs intensifies, the robot is currently being piloted and has completed 10 phases of data centre construction with a tech company helping to significantly boost construction output.
Highly impactful for data centre construction, the robot drives cost-efficiency through fleet-capable, autonomous drilling that unlocks greater drilling capacity. As a crucial stage of the construction workflow, the robotic solution drills thousands of holes for installation of server rack stops and structural legs that support overhead mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Implementation of the robot has significantly expedited construction timelines with 80 weeks saved across 10 data center projects; radically decreased cost per hole; and delivered 99.97 percent accuracy of location and depth for over 90,000 holes.
The addition of the robot strengthens DEWALT’s data centre ecosystem encompassing PERFORM AND PROTECT tools and technology that mitigate vibration and dust and enhance user control, as well as DEWALT’s industry-leading ICC anchoring solutions.
“Across the globe, hyperscalers, which account for nearly 80 percent of overall data center demand are investing in infrastructure to power AI computing, with an estimated industry-wide capital expenditure of $7 trillion in data centers by 20303,” said Bill Beck, president, tools and outdoor, Stanley Black & Decker. “Our customers consistently emphasize that speed of construction is critical. The robotic drilling solution meets this need head-on through schedule acceleration, cost savings, near-perfect accuracy and enhanced jobsite safety. DEWALT’s relentless pursuit of innovation to drive productivity is redefining how the world builds.”
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