Awards

Who won

Construction robotics companies and the awards they took. BuiltWorlds, Constructech, CES, RBR50, TIME, Fast Company, and the Construction Startup Competition. Names those publishers put in print.

13 named honors · 19 titles · 66 companies

All 2026 2025 BuiltWorlds Constructech CES RBR50 TIME Fast Company Startup Competition

Named honors

Open a company to see the machine and ask Future of Built for an intro.

Contractor's Choice
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Equipment & Robotics. GCs voted. FieldAI won. Boston Dynamics was a finalist.
- FieldAI
Contractor's Choice finalist
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Named next to FieldAI on the 2026 Contractor's Choice. Spot was already on the job.
- Boston Dynamics
Best of Innovation
CES · 2026
Robotics. Oshkosh JLG boom lift with a robotic end effector - welding and install at height.
- JLG
Innovation Award
CES · 2026
GoLe ND-3. Three categories: AI, robotics, smart communities. Material haul on a live job.
- GoLe Robotics
Top Products
Constructech · 2026
Robotics, Automation & Jobsite Autonomy. Cat Command, Spot, BotBuilt, Built Robotics, Diamond Age, Dusty, Mighty Buildings.
Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company · 2026
Robotics and Engineering. Boston Dynamics for Spot. Lucid Bots for the wash drone.
- Boston Dynamics
- Lucid Bots
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2026
Robotics Innovation Awards. Atlas stayed on the list. Skyline Ozmo washed the glass from the BMU.
- Boston Dynamics
- Skyline Robotics
TIME Trailblazers
TIME · 2026
Jason Ballard. 3D-printed housing. TIME's 2026 Trailblazers - designing and making the future.
- ICON
Contractor's Choice
BuiltWorlds · 2025
Inaugural Equipment & Robotics medal. GCs voted. Dusty Robotics won.
- Dusty Robotics
Construction Startup Competition
Cemex Ventures · 2025
Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar, Hilti, Trimble, VINCI. Gravis and Hyperion among the 13 named.
- Gravis Robotics
- Hyperion Robotics
RBR50
The Robot Report · 2025
Robotics Innovation Awards. Hadrian X laid its first houses. Atlas went electric.
- Boston Dynamics
- FBR
Best Inventions
TIME · 2025
Unitree R1. The $5,900 humanoid TIME put on the 2025 list.
- Unitree
Best of Innovation
CES · 2023
Wearable Technologies. Cray X - 30 kg a lift. Still the medal on the suit.
- German Bionic

What contractors scored

BuiltWorlds 2026 Equipment & Robotics survey. Three names they published. Their contractors, their scores.

Highest rated (survey)
BuiltWorlds · 2026
2026 Equipment & Robotics Benchmarking Report. What contractors scored highest - their survey, not a census.
- FieldAI
Most adopted (survey)
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Same 2026 contractor survey. The fleet already walking jobs. Spot.
- Boston Dynamics
Most piloted (survey)
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Same 2026 contractor survey. The layout printer GCs were trying this year.
- Dusty Robotics