With over 2,800 residential units, a large park, a school, a supermarket, restaurants, and other facilities,
Cartesius Utrecht is becoming a new urban district that offers residents everything they need for a comfortable
life. The project aims to create one of the healthiest, most traffic-calmed, and bike-friendly neighborhoods in
the Netherlands, with a strong focus on sustainability, innovative energy solutions, and shared mobility.
Cartesius is a development of the Cartesius consortium MRP and Ballast Nedam Development (leading Dutch real
estate development companies with a strong presence in urban areas) in cooperation with the Municipalty of
Utrecht and NS Stations, Urban- and Landscape architect Mecanoo, EVA Architecten (Okinawa and Cartesius
Parking).
Paul de Ruiter Architecten (Nicoya and Loma Linda), de Architekten Cie. (Baunei), projectmanagement in
cooperation with Drees & Sommer Netherlands, realization phase 2 Heddes Bouw & Ontwikkeling (CAB, Okinawa and
Parking Garage) and Ballast Nedam West (Nicoya). “Our integrated project approach played a key role in the
successful use of the BauBots at the Cartesius construction site in Utrecht,” emphasizes Jan Popma, Technical
Manager for the Benelux countries at fastening specialist fischer. “Various stakeholders were involved right
from the start to leverage synergies and ensure project success.”
Integrated Project Approach
The approach began with the structural engineer and included all relevant partners: the client, the general
contractor, subcontractors, and multiple logistics service providers. With its BauBot Services GmbH founded in
2024 and the Dutch fischer subsidiary, fischer offered all services related to the robotic deployment from a
single source.
Together with a digital construction plan, the BauBot enables fully automated drilling in walls, floors,
and ceilings. It boosts efficiency, relieves workers of physically demanding tasks, reduces injury
risks, lowers error rates, cut costs, speeds up construction progress, and ultimately enhances project
success. © fischer
