Southern Gas Networks is trialling a new robotic roadworks system in Epsom, Surrey, that its says could cut typical gas repairs from days to hours.

A fleet of autonomous site monitoring robots are being developed by US construction and FM firm Gilbane Building Company and Nextera Robotics.

Autonomous drones and robots could be the answers to the UK Armed Forces’ challenge when faced with a body of water to cross.

National Highways is set to test the wall-crawling robot from Hausbots to deal with graffiti on bridges.

Combined human and robot teams could be carrying out wind farm maintenance within 10 years and, by 2050, the robots alone could handle the work.