A new member just joined our field team, and he’s not your average hire. Meet Mac, our first wheeled quadruped robot designed to capture and organize the reality of our job sites with unmatched precision.

At Rogers-O’Brien Construction (RO), we believe technology should empower builders, not replace them. Mac is not here to do the building. He is here to handle the data, so our people can focus on constructing exceptional spaces.

Building Smarter with Autonomous Construction Technology

Mac represents the next generation of construction robotics and reality capture technology, bridging the gap between physical construction and digital intelligence. Equipped with high-resolution sensors and driven by advanced AI, Mac autonomously navigates job sites to collect precise, consistent data that enhances progress tracking, safety oversight, and quality assurance.

"Our people are builders, not photographers. That's why we need tools that capture trusted data without pulling them away from what they do best: building. With Mac, we're able to gather that data safely and consistently," said Trevor Owen, RO Reality Capture Manager.

By documenting site conditions in real time, Mac empowers project teams to make faster and more informed decisions. The result is reduced rework, improved safety, and a continuous feedback loop between field and office and this is just the beginning.

Powered by AlphaZ: The AI Brain for Autonomous Machines

At the core of  Mac’s autonomy is AlphaZ, the AI brain powering a new era of intelligent machines.

AlphaZ’s mission control system enables machines like Mac to plan routes, detect obstacles, and continuously improve through shared learning. Together, we’re testing how AI-guided robotics can make data capture safer, more repeatable, and easier to scale.

“AlphaZ is the AI brain behind the next generation of autonomous machines — bringing robots and sensors together through a unified orchestration layer that enables them to understand context, coordinate missions, and act together with human-level adaptability and superhuman efficiency.” according to AlphaZ’s team.

Much like the internet connected computers, AlphaZ connects autonomous agents such as Mac into intelligent systems that can act collectively to safeguard and inspect assets and infrastructure with superhuman efficiency.

“This partnership with AlphaZ helps us bring robotics into construction in a meaningful way,” Owen said. “Going beyond a robot taking pictures, this is a new tool in our belt to create a connected ecosystem that learns, adapts, and allows our teams to see the full scope of the jobsite.”

The Future of Construction Robotics

Today, Mac’s job is to capture the story of our projects consistently. The goal is to discover opportunities for coordinated fleets of autonomous robots across RO jobsites, working alongside our crews to make construction more predictable.

From robotics and drones to digital twins and AI assistants like Compass, RO continues to explore how technology can give builders more clarity and efficiency in their work.

“We don’t innovate for attention. We innovate with purpose,” Owen said. “The tools that empower our people to build safer, smarter, and faster are the ones that move our projects forward.”

By combining people, data, and autonomy, we are changing how Texas, and the world, builds. The future of construction is here, and it just rolled onto an RO job site.