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FACTORIO / LOGISTICS

Construction robot

Builds or removes planned entities when supplied with materials and usable construction coverage.

Original Volpedia referenceReviewed 2026-10-27Quick reference · noindexBASE / CORE SYSTEM
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Practical advice: Keep a supply of required materials and robots near active construction zones.
How it worksPractical adviceMistakes to avoidRelated
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How it works

Builds or removes planned entities when supplied with materials and usable construction coverage.

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Practical advice

Keep a supply of required materials and robots near active construction zones.

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Mistakes to avoid

Thinking a ghost blueprint can be built with no materials in the network.

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Marks structures for removal by construction robots under proper coverage.

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Schedules replacement of eligible entities to higher tiers via construction robots.

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Combines logistic provisioning and requested stock behavior under applicable robot network rules.

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Transports items between compatible chests and requests within connected logistics coverage.

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