The Layout Robot That Prints Your Full BIM Model
Your full model, printed on the slab
- Walls, MEP, embed plates, anchor points, sequencing notes, and dense annotations, all printed in one pass at 1/16″ accuracy.
- Multi-language callouts and QR codes for trade-specific instructions, printed inline with the layout itself.
- Used today on data centers, healthcare, industrial, multifamily, and large commercial projects.
Built to replace the total station for layout
- Whole floors in hours, not days. Up to 10x faster than manual layout with a total station and crew.
- The model goes in, the slab gets printed. No interpretation step where field measurements drift from the design.
- AI-driven obstacle avoidance keeps the robot moving on obstacle-dense floors without a spotter.
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"Dusty made the layout process four times faster. We're laying out twice as many linear feet, and we're able to lay out all the other trades at the same time, which is a huge improvement."
One operator. Every trade. One pass.
- All trades sign off on the layout file before print day, so what gets printed is what everyone agreed to.
- Operators are certified in days via Dusty Academy. No surveyor-level training required.
- Layout becomes a coordination signal, not a sequencing bottleneck. Framing, MEP, and finishes can plan from the same printed source.
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Frequently asked questions
A total station is an electronic instrument that is used in construction for measuring distances and angles for surveying and construction layout. There are two types of total stations in construction: a total station and a robotic total station. However, total stations are considered outdated tools for construction layout. Fully-automated robotic layout is the better solution that completely automates the layout process by printing the digital model directly on the construction site surface.
What is a layout robot?
A layout robot is an autonomous machine that translates a digital construction model into precise physical markings on the jobsite floor, replacing the manual chalk-line, tape, and total-station workflow. Dusty's FieldPrinter is a layout robot that prints walls, MEP, embeds, callouts, and QR codes from your BIM model at 1/16″ accuracy.
How does a layout robot work?
The robot ingests the coordinated BIM model, localizes itself against site control points (a total station provides the reference frame), and then prints the layout autonomously, line by line, label by label, directly onto the slab. One operator monitors progress on an iPad. AI-driven obstacle avoidance keeps the robot moving around columns, equipment, and material on the floor.
How accurate are construction layout robots?
Dusty's FieldPrinter prints at 1/16″ accuracy at 600 DPI, with every line referenced to the same coordinated BIM model. That's tighter than the tolerances of most downstream framing, MEP, and finish work, which means layout is rarely the source of a field-quality problem.
How is a layout robot different from a robotic total station?
A robotic total station marks one control point at a time and requires a trained surveyor walking the prism. A layout robot prints the entire layout, every line and every label, autonomously, with one operator. Dusty's FieldPrinter complements the total station for site control while replacing the manual point-by-point layout workflow that follows.
What projects use layout robots?
Dusty's layout robots have printed over 300 million square feet across data centers, healthcare facilities, industrial manufacturing, multifamily residential, and large commercial projects. Top customers include DPR, JE Dunn, Skanska, McCarthy, Mortenson, and Swinerton.
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