Abstract
Human-robot teams/robotics have emerged as an inevitable innovation in the drive of the fourth industrial revolution. While the construction industry is faced with debilitating issues on productivity and workforce-related challenges such as accidents/hazards, robotics and human-robot teams offer an enhanced tool to deliver smart and sustainable infrastructure to drive real economic growth. What is vital now is assessing the research trend in this area to establish the roadmap for further studies and highlight state of the art thus far. A total of 62 peer-reviewed journal articles centred on robotics and human-robot teams were reviewed using a quantitative approach using scientometric techniques. The study revealed light and small research output in this area though indicating immense research potentials. While the focus is on robotics and automation, fledging areas such as human-robot teams, trust in collaborative robots, and robotics perception and imperative to the success of the robotics implementation in Industry 4.0. The study is helpful for researchers and policymakers in designing areas of further studies and direction of funding needs. For organisations, it draws to the fore the potentials in an emerging field. It fills the gap in knowledge by bridging previous studies with the need for further directions