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2016’s 12 Most Interesting Advances in Construction Technology

January 5, 2017 Shane Hedmond
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Robonaut 2

For decades and decades, construction and technology didn’t mix.  In recent years, companies have been flocking to the underutilized construction industry to try and offer the newest solutions.  When we talk about technology, we’re not just talking about computer work, there are tons of new products out there that are challenging the way our industry thinks and acts.  

Many of the items on our 2016 technology list are still very much conceptual and will undergo plenty of testing over the next few years, but that’s one of the beauties of technological advances: many are extremely forward thinking. 

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You Can Climb a Jobsite Wall Spider-Man Style With Newly Developed Grip System

December 29, 2016 Shane Hedmond
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 via Youtube

There’s a small, but growing, fear in the construction industry that robots will soon make construction jobs obsolete, but, in all reality, the next logical step is for technology and robotics to first enhance the jobs of human construction workers.  There is a lot of money being poured into the industry every day, looking for the next big piece of technology to take over jobsites by storm. A few recent examples are a bionic suit aimed at construction workers and an augmented reality smart hard hat.  The next idea may make scaling walls at construction sites extremely easy.

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