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Featured News

  • HaRTCon recently held its second UTS Node Seminar, bringing together Hub members to share research updates, exchange ideas, and strengthen collaboration across the Hub.​ Learn more.

  • The UTS Research Excellence and Support Hub (RES Hub) and the Australian Research Council (ARC) covered the official launch of HaRTCon. Learn more.

  • The inaugural 2026 HaRTCon Symposium convened researchers, government, and industry stakeholders to explore construction innovation and showcase progress in Human–Robot Teaming for construction. Learn more.

  • The official launch of the HaRTCon Hub on 23 April 2026 brought together researchers, industry, and government partners to celebrate this collaborative program. Learn more.

Human-Robot Teaming

  • To harness both human expertise and robotic capabilities

  • To foster seamless collaboration between humans and robots

  • To enable robots working alongside people as true partners, not independently of them

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ARC Funded

We wish to acknowledge and thank the Australian Research Council (ARC), as the funder of HaRTCon Hub, for its support enabled through the lndustrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH) scheme. The Hub brings together 7 leading Australian universities and 14 industry and government partners.

Vision

To advance human-centric intelligent robotics technologies that foster seamless collaboration between humans and robots.

Mission

To transform work practices, improve health and safety, promote workforce diversity and longevity, and boost productivity—ultimately strengthening the resilience of the construction industry and driving sustainable development.

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Challenges in Construction

  • Severe Labour Shortages 

  • Workplace Health and Safety Risks

  • High Environmental Impact

  • Low Productivity 

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Our Solution

  • AI enabled human-centric intelligent robotics
    Seamless human-robot collaboration 

  • Interdisciplinary themes: Technology, People, Business, and Quality

  • 14 Research Programs and 13 Application Programs

  • Strong industry–university partnerships

  • Translation of research into real-world industry solution

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HaRTCon Proudly Partners with

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