Many modern robots function within highly controlled surroundings, like the factory or even the home (think Roombas). But how would automatons fare and function in the complex environment of a construction site? What traits would they need to operate in a place where workers, vehicles and materials are constantly moving, where the landscape itself is changing as structures rise and grow?These are the questions we’re exploring at the University at Buffalo.With a team of architecture and engineering experts, we’re prototyping a series of On-Site Construction Robots (OSCR). The research is led by Karthik Dantu and Nils Napp, two computer science