Construction Automation and Robotics (CAR) is the anticipated technology to overcome productivity issues and work accidents, especially in developing countries. This research analyzes the implementation of CAR at Indonesian Construction SOEs from the perspective of real project implementation based on PLC, comparison with best practices, and potential uses, through the qualitative analysis of the literature as well as questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The results are compared qualitatively to obtain answers to the research objectives. This research identifies that seven Indonesian Construction SOEs have been using CAR technology, where Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones), Virtual Reality (VR), and Prefabrication and Modularization are the most popular and mostly implemented in the construction phase. Compared to best practice, CAR implementation is still in the adoption stage. It has not reached its full potential through the development stage due to insufficient collaboration between contractors, technology companies, and universities. Although the construction market in Indonesia has not directly demanded CAR application, this technology is potentially considered to improve the completion of construction projects, especially the interaction prospect of Digital Twin (DT) and BIM. This study provides complete positional information on CARs type in the PLC in theory and practice as a benchmark for CAR research. This study fills the research gap and pioneering Indonesia’s CAR research in international journals and provides the latest and comprehensive overview of CAR implementation in Indonesia compared to best practices (USA and China).