ACCIONA uses new robot for Alentejo Hospital construction in Portugal

• It is able to directly print out lines and text on work surfaces

ACCIONA is using the HP SitePrint robot in the construction of Alentejo Central Hospital, located in Évora, Portugal. It is the first Spanish infrastructure company to continuously use this autonomous equipment designed to improve the efficiency of a construction site’s design layout, i.e. the task of visualizing the project’s planning data on the ground. Its implementation in this project is also the first example of the use of this type of equipment in Portugal.

Thanks to the robot, ACCIONA has managed to speed up the installation of the partition walls, achieving a layout pace six times faster than the traditional method.

Based on plans entered into the robot’s operating system, it is able to directly print out lines and text on work surfaces. It is collaborative in nature, meaning that a human operator remains an essential participant, preparing blueprints and operating the equipment.

TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE

The robot consists of a small mobile unit equipped with wheels and a print head specifically developed for this purpose. Its high performance and autonomy significantly accelerate the execution of works, while maintaining the required accuracy in the drawing of lines and reducing the physical burden on the surveyors.

With the introduction of this robot, the company is solving one of the project’s main construction challenges: the execution of the building’s interior partition walls in a 140,000m² slab area.  Thanks to its use, ACCIONA has managed to execute more than 25,000m², which proves the effectiveness of this new technology and its usefulness for major projects.

The New Regional Hospital of Alentejo, located in Évora, will provide the region with modern technical assistance units, as well as inpatient and outpatient hospital units, and will serve more than 200,000 people.

The project includes the construction of a ten-story building with capacity for 400 beds, as well as 127,000m² of green spaces and the construction of a heliport and large parking areas, among other works. With an investment of approximately €149 million, this is ACCIONA's largest construction project in the country. It is scheduled for completion in 2025.