NV5 Geospatial
🇺🇸 US Serves US, global
US geospatial services firm including LiDAR and drone surveys.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Construction & Building
Utility locating & GPR robots
Short answer We haven't found a published price for utility locating & GPR robots yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.
Robotic ground-penetrating radar scanning for buried utilities.
People ask for this as: “GPR robot”, “underground utility locating robot”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- No sourced price yet
- Price receipts
- None yet
- Who does it
- 4 providers, 4 sell it as a service
- Where
- 3 countries with a local provider: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 United States
Last updated · Cite this page
How it works
Robots used
- GPR Rover
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Most construction robots are offered as service or project rental with an operator.
- Have BIM/CAD files ready — many robots need digital plans.
- Ask for productivity numbers (sq ft/day) from comparable projects.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.
Price history
No price observations yet.
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Area to scan and utility types expected
- Depth needed and whether a public one-call ticket is already open
- Project location
- Project type and size (sq ft / m², floors)
- Schedule and duration
- BIM/CAD files available
- Site conditions and access
- Union/labor requirements
- Deliverables and tolerances
Rules and regulation
Follow site safety rules (OSHA 1926, CDM in UK); building permits apply to the work regardless of whether a robot performs it.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Fugro
🇳🇱 NL Serves global
Dutch geo-data company with uncrewed surface vessels and remote ROV operations.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 7 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Earth Scan
🇨🇦 CA Serves CA, global
Canadian geophysics firm using ground and drone-based GPR; projects include glacier ice-thickness mapping in northwest British Columbia and utility…
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Geotrace Australia
🇦🇺 AU Serves AU-NSW
Sydney underground utility locating company offering robotic CCTV pipe inspections of sewer, stormwater and conduits.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does utility locating & GPR robots cost?
We haven't found a published price for utility locating & GPR robots yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.
Who offers utility locating & GPR robots near me?
We list 4 providers for utility locating & GPR robots. 3 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Australia (1), Canada (1) and United States (1). 3 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with area to scan and utility types expected; depth needed and whether a public one-call ticket is already open; project location. The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Most construction robots are offered as service or project rental with an operator.
Are there rules or permits?
Follow site safety rules (OSHA 1926, CDM in UK); building permits apply to the work regardless of whether a robot performs it. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Utility locating & GPR robots: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/utility-locating-gpr/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
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title = {Utility locating \& GPR robots: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/utility-locating-gpr/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}Quoting a price? Cite its original source too (linked in the table). We're the index, not the origin. Add the date you read this page.
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