During the 2025 Conference of SRIAATU, the Forum on Construction Robots and Intelligent Construction was held both online and offline on the afternoon of May 15. It was hosted by Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT), supported by the Construction Robots Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation, and organized by XAUAT College of Information and Control Engineering and College of Civil Engineering.

Professor Ma Zongfang, Dean of the College of Information and Control Engineering, and Professor Yu Junqi, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the College of Information and Control Engineering, chaired the forum.

Many Chinese and foreign experts and scholars gave keynote speeches upon invitation at the forum, which provided a communication platform for experts from XAUAT and countries along the Belt and Road, with the aim of promoting the development of research and technological applications related to construction robots and intelligent construction.

Professor Sayidkulov Asliddin from Uzbekistan’s Samarkand State University made an in-depth analysis of the innovative application of ensemble machine learning models in the intelligent demand forecasting in the retail industry.

Professor Pan Mi from University of Macau elaborated on the role of robotization and modularization in reshaping the future of the construction industry.

Professor Wu Jing from Southern University of Science and Technology briefed the participants on the intelligent mobile detection robot developed by her team.

Professor Yu Junqi from XAUAT College of Information and Control Engineering focused on the use of safety inspection robots at large and complex construction sites in addressing safety management challenges.

Professor Liu Chao from XAUAT College of Civil Engineering made a report on green building materials under the theme of “Evolution Patterns of Interlayer Bonding Performance and Deterioration Detection Model for 3D Printed Recycled Concrete”.

Associate Professor Lei Xiaokang from XAUAT College of Information and Control Engineering reported on his team’s latest research achievements and future directions in the technology of swarm construction robots.

The forum not only served as a bridge for academic exchanges in construction technology among countries along the Belt and Road, but also provided theoretical support to and practical solutions for the “smart +” transformation of the construction industry through the display of and in-depth discussions on cutting-edge technologies.

The XAUAT College of Information and Control Engineering will take this forum as an opportunity to further promote XAUAT’s disciplines of information technology and the “intelligence +” and “international +” strategies, boost the development of XAUAT’s superb disciplines and contribute its part to XAUAT’s progress in China’s “Double First-Class” program.