ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY
IN CONSTRUCTION
ROBOTIC TOOLS FOR THE TRADES
CONSTRUCTION HAS A PRODUCTIVITY PROBLEM
CONSTRUCTION HAS AN EXPENSIVE SAFETY PROBLEM
Falls to a lower level alone cost US construction employers $2.34 billion a year.
SOLUTION
ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION
Task-specific robotic tools that make every trade worker more productive.
BUILT FOR THE HARDEST JOBS ON SITE
DANGEROUS
Off the ladder
UNDERSTAFFED
Covers the missing hand
REPETITIVE
One task, one robot
EXPENSIVE
Where skilled labor costs the most
EPIC patent pending solutions
Three task-specific robotic tools one job each
MARKET
Buy our tools Save on labor
OUR COMPETITION IS OUR CUSTOMER
EPIC builds task-specific robotic tools for the everyday trade worker.
HOW DID ONE HUMAN DO ALL THIS
Anthony Savino
Founder
- High school grad
- Journeyman plumber's license in 5 years
- Own plumbing company a year later
- Running businesses ever since
- Founder, EPIC
- Successfully owned and operated his own plumbing company for the last 15 years, in parallel with building EPIC.
- Inventor on EPIC's patent-pending tools: Drill Master, Hanger Master and Stud Master.
HOW EPIC RUNS
Prototype Build
User Interface
Mechanical Engineering
3D PrintingFinance LeadPitch and StorySales LeadLegal LeadTrademarks
- One decider. Only Anthony sends anything outside.
- Every lead owns its lane, with written rules.
- Every number is checked before it is used.
WHY DO IT THIS WAY
HOW IT WORKS
• Parallel, not sequential.
• No hand-offs waiting.
• One decider.
• Written rules and review chains.
TRADE SECRETTHE SAME 15 ROLES IN PEOPLE
| Role | People, monthly |
|---|---|
| Product lead | $11,200 |
| Mechanical engineer | $6,800 |
| CAD designer | $4,700 |
| Build / prototype tech | $4,900 |
| Embedded UI developer | $8,600 |
| 3D print manager | $4,700 |
| Business lead | $5,600 |
| Finance | $9,900 |
| Pitch and marketing | $9,300 |
| Sales lead | $8,000 |
| Legal / IP lead | $8,300 |
| Trademark specialist | $4,000 |
| Business coach | $6,400 |
| Personal coach | $3,600 |
| Ops and front desk | $5,000 |
| Whole team, per month | $101,000 |
Slide 2 · Productivity
Output per hour flat for 30 years
Expensive: drilling holes by hand
National BLS rates; crew sizes and times from Anthony's field experience.
- Sources
- Garcia & Molloy, Federal Reserve FEDS 2023-052Pulled Oct 19, 2026
- EPIC internal analysis, using BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2152 and 47-3015) and BLS ECEC June 2026Pulled Oct 1, 2026
- EPIC internal analysis (per-house labor and savings per hole)Pulled Oct 1, 2026
- EPIC internal analysis (360 crew-hours for one 24-unit building)Pulled Oct 21, 2026
Slide 2 · Understaffed
155,000 plumbing, electrical and HVAC jobs to fill every year
- Sources
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfittersPulled Oct 19, 2026
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: ElectriciansPulled Oct 19, 2026
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: HVACR mechanics and installersPulled Oct 19, 2026
- EPIC internal analysis (sum of the BLS OOH figures above)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 2 · Know-how leaves
28% of construction supervisors are 55 or older
- Sources
- BLS Current Population Survey 2025, Table 11bPulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 2 · Most don't finish
1/2 of construction apprentices don't finish their program
- Sources
- US DOL Apprentice Completion Rate dashboardPulled Oct 20, 2026
Slide 3 · Safety
$10.4 billion a year
Repetitive: the same overhead hole, again and again
There is no construction-wide count of overhead-strain injuries; these studies are indirect evidence.
- Sources
- Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index 2025, ConstructionPulled Oct 19, 2026
- EPIC internal analysis (field estimate: about 45 holes per unit × 24 units)Pulled Oct 1, 2026
- Rempel et al., overhead drilling study (NIOSH/CPWR)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
- Stanford/nLink field study, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and ManagementPulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 3 · Falls kill first
397 deaths from falls to a lower level
- Sources
- CPWR Data Bulletin, July 2024 (BLS CFOI)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
- BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Table A-1, 2024Pulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 3 · Dangerous
Ladders alone
Illustration drawn for this page. Not footage.
Fall data: BLS/CPWR. Cost: Liberty Mutual.
- Sources
- BLS/CPWR: CPWR Data Bulletin, July 2024 (BLS CFOI 2022)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
- BLS/CPWR: CPWR Data Bulletin, March 2024 (BLS SOII)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
- Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index 2025, ConstructionPulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 3 · Heads hit hard
50%+ of fatal brain injuries come from falls
- Sources
- NIOSH Science Blog, Brain injuries in constructionPulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 5 · Patent pending
Drill Master
Climbs studs, drills holes, lines them up floor to floor.
Patent pending- Sources
- EPIC website video: HowItWorks_feed_final_v02 (epicdrillmaster.com)Pulled Oct 21, 2026
- EPIC internal analysis (Stage A prototype telemetry)Pulled Sep 28, 2026Prototype test result, not a spec.
Slide 5 · Patent pending
Hanger Master
Rides the joist, sets hangers, run from the ground.
Patent pending- Sources
- EPIC website video: HangerMaster_Explainer_v09 (epicdrillmaster.com)Pulled Oct 21, 2026
Slide 5 · Patent pending
Stud Master
Rides the top plate, spaces and fastens each stud, fed from the ground.
Patent pending- Sources
- EPIC website video: StudMaster_demo_v06_web (epicdrillmaster.com)Pulled Oct 21, 2026
Slide 6 · Market
$11.5B US power tools
- Sources
- Freedonia Group, Power Tools: United States (Oct 2022 edition)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 6 · Market
$231B a year in US specialty-trade field wages
- Sources
- US Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census, EC2223BASICPulled Oct 20, 2026
Slide 7 · Competition
About 72% held by 5 brands
- Sources
- QY Research, Power Tools 2026-2032 (summary page)Pulled Oct 20, 2026
- The Business Research Company (via EIN Presswire)Pulled Oct 19, 2026
Slide 8 · How EPIC runs
15 roles
- Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024Pulled Oct 20, 2026
Slide 9 · Why do it this way
$101K a month, same roles in people
- Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024Pulled Oct 20, 2026