Semi-automation System for Construction Industry with Emphasis on Humanitarian Technology

India, the country with the fastest growing economy, has been unable to provide most of its population with proper shelter. According to a survey from the homeless world cup foundation, worldwide there are 1.6 billion peoples living without adequate homes. This is primarily because of multidimensional poverty, construction cost and lack of resources for construction. In the rural sectors of India there is an abundance of low income and tribal people living in unsanitary homes with low living standards. A group of researchers from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University) has embarked on a project to create a system to develop a semi-automation construction system, which will reduce construction costs and which uses readily available materials, making it possible for low income and tribal peoples to construct basic homes in India’s urban, rural and tribal areas. The system has additional benefits such as low carbon emissions, a reduction in material wastage, reduced human labor, as well as increased efficiency and rate of production. Basic huts can be built using our semi-automation construction system; and can be constructed within a single day. The conceptual design of this system is the focus of this paper. Our intention is to introduce a semi-automation construction system that improves upon current technology and serves as a humanitarian tool. This system promises to improve lives by providing access to quality housing with easy construction and low cost. The paper presents the design and development of the semi-automation construction system and its value as a new introduction in the construction field.