Step up to the next level of efficiency with robotic total stations. This course takes you from traditional total station use to fully utilising robotic technology for setting out and surveying. You’ll learn how to set up and configure the instrument, then put it into practice carrying out setting out and surveying tasks more efficiently and with confidence.
Quick Facts
Duration: 1 day
Format: Classroom and practical sessions
Location: UK & Ireland-wide training centres and on-site options
This one-day course is aimed at engineers and surveyors who already use total stations and want to make the step up to robotic technology. You’ll learn how to operate robotic total stations confidently, handle data transfer, and carry out both setting out and surveying tasks more efficiently.
The training covers the differences between manual and robotic instruments, the setup process, remote operation, and how to manage data and workflows when working independently. Practical exercises ensure you build the confidence to use robotic technology on live civils and construction projects.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Levelling Skills
Explain the principles and advantages of robotic total stations compared with manual instruments
Set up and configure a robotic total station correctly
Upload, edit, and manage setting out data on the controller
Set out by coordinates, offsets, and gridlines using robotic operation
Survey points, lines, and features using robotic control
Check accuracy and precision of robotic observations
Transfer survey and setting out data between controller, instrument, and computer
Work safely and efficiently when using robotic instruments on site
Who This Course Is For
Site engineers
Graduate and trainee engineers
Construction managers and supervisors
Surveyors or engineers already confident with total stations who want to upgrade to robotic technology
This covers everything taught on the course and much more, including total station, AutoCAD, machine control, and GNSS
You’ll also join our technical support and mentoring community, giving you ongoing help as you apply your new skills on site.
Funding
CITB has made several updates in recent months to how short-duration training is organised and funded. This has led many people to be uncertain about what they can claim. Funding is still available for many employers, and our courses continue to meet the CITB Assured training standards.
We are keeping fully up to date with the latest guidance, so if you are unsure about what funding applies to you, just contact us and we’ll explain it clearly and confirm your eligibility quickly.
Every learner on our practical courses receives a copy of Setting Out For Construction: A Practical Guide to Site Surveying, written by our founder and director Saffron Grant.
This industry-recognised textbook is packed with real-world examples, diagrams, and proven best practice methods. Many engineers keep it close at hand on site as a trusted reference throughout their career.
The book is also available to purchase separately for anyone wanting a comprehensive, practical guide to setting out.
