TyBOT 3.0 vs SitePrint: which robot wins?
Advanced Construction Robotics's TyBOT 3.0 against HP's SitePrint — price, capability, availability, and a verdict you can act on.
| TyBOT 3.0 | SitePrint | |
|---|---|---|
| EST. PRICE | $425,000 | Purchase + usage |
| TASK | Ties rebar intersections autonomously | Prints 2D layout onto the floor |
| WORKING WIDTH | 67 in standard, 117 in fully configured | Up to 1/8 in |
| WORKS ON | Bridge decks and flat mat slabs | 2,950 ft/hr printing, 4,700 ft/hr navigating |
| IN THE FIELD SINCE | 2017 | Concrete, plywood, vinyl, tarmac |
| CREW | 1 operator | About one 8-hour shift on a battery pair |
| AVAILABILITY | Purchase, RaaS or rental | Purchase + usage |
| WHICHBOT SCORE | 8 / 10 | 7.9 / 10 |
| OUR TAKE | The rebar robot. Traverses a bridge deck or mat slab and ties intersections continuously, on the one task in concrete work where the manual tying rate sets the schedule. | The portable layout printer. Reads a 2D plan and prints lines, arcs, points and text onto the slab to an eighth of an inch, on concrete, plywood, vinyl or tarmac. |
* Prices are estimates from public statements and filings. Availability changes weekly.
Detailed comparison: TyBOT 3.0 vs SitePrint
TyBOT 3.0 scores 8/10 in our independent evaluation; SitePrint scores 7.9/10. That 0.1-point gap reflects real differences in capability or value, but SitePrint may still win if its strengths match your priorities.
TyBOT 3.0 is best for: Bridge and heavy-civil contractors with large flat decks and enough repeat pours to keep a machine of this size working. SitePrint is best for: Contractors with varied, smaller floor plates who need layout on more than one surface type and lack the volume to justify a subscription.
Our scoring weighs five factors: autonomous capability, independent verification (third-party evidence scores higher than manufacturer claims), commercial deployment scale, price-to-capability ratio, and real-world availability today. Neither robot here is scored on marketing alone. TyBOT 3.0 and SitePrint are both worth evaluating — the right call depends on which robot's documented strengths match your actual workflow.
CHOOSE THE TYBOT 3.0 IF…
- Bridge and heavy-civil contractors with large flat decks and enough repeat pours to keep a machine of this size working.
- On jobsites since 2017, longer than almost any construction robot
- One of very few construction robots with a published purchase price
CHOOSE THE SITEPRINT IF…
- Contractors with varied, smaller floor plates who need layout on more than one surface type and lack the volume to justify a subscription.
- Prints text and arcs, not only wall lines
- Works on four surface types including plywood and tarmac