Canada faces an unprecedented need to build more housing, modernize critical infrastructure, and deliver major projects, all while navigating persistent labour shortages, productivity challenges, and rising costs. Robotics and automation are increasingly viewed as part of the solution, yet adoption across the construction sector remains uneven and fragmented.

At the same time, Canada is home to a growing robotics ecosystem with strengths in autonomous systems, AI, sensing, manipulation, and advanced manufacturing. The opportunity is not simply to develop more technologies, but to better connect robotics innovators with industry needs and create the conditions that enable broader adoption and commercialization.

Participants will work together to:

• Identify the highest-potential applications for robotics across Canada's construction sector.
• Explore the technical, commercial, regulatory, and workforce barriers that continue to limit adoption.
• Identify partnership opportunities that could accelerate commercialization and deployment.
• Inform the priorities of the Canadian Robotics Council's Construction Technology & Automation Committee and future sector initiatives.

• Where can robotics deliver the greatest impact across housing, infrastructure, and major projects?

• Which barriers are best addressed by individual organizations, and which require coordinated industry action?

• What partnerships, capabilities, or enabling infrastructure are needed to accelerate adoption?
• What role can the Canadian robotics ecosystem play in supporting Canada's broader construction and productivity objectives?

The discussion will produce a shared set of priorities to help guide future collaboration, including:

• A prioritized list of high-impact construction robotics opportunities.
• A summary of the key barriers limiting broader deployment.
• A shortlist of partnership and ecosystem opportunities that warrant further exploration.
• Initial priorities to inform the work program of the Canadian Robotics Council's Construction Technology & Automation Committee.