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Spot, the famous robot dog from Boston Dynamics, has been officially for sale to the public for less than a year, but the company has already announced major upgrades for the growing platform. Yesterday, February 2nd, Boston Dynamics held a launch event for 3 new Spot products: Enterprise, Scout, and the Spot Arm.
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The metallic structure is called microlattice and it is 99.99% air. In fact, it's so light that it can balance on top of a dandelion. The microlattice takes a queue from nature and mirrors bone structure to gain its strength, rigidity, and lightness.
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If you have ever had to form and pour curbs before you know they can be an absolute pain. Even the extruded curbs have their limitations and come along with a large piece of machinery. The Curb Roller is a new easy solution to the curb problem.
Read moreTablets have been finding their way into construction Project Managers' hands for a while now. With applications like Bluebeam, ProCore, and PunchPro, the use of iPads and tablets have become more common place and necessary. Currently, many Project Managers have a laptop or desktop PC and then carry an iPad for punch list during site visits.
Read moreThe FLIR ONE accessory attachment for IOS and Android comes with two cameras: one that takes photos and videos and one that captures the thermal image. The app then takes the images from both of the cameras and combines them in order to make one detailed image that would otherwise be blurry if it was a standalone thermal image
Read moreUp until now everything that has been 3D printed for construction use has been done so in a lab and sent out to a job site and been assembled by humans. The makers of MX3D are on the cutting edge of autonomous 3D printing on location.
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Anyone who has actually been close to a tower crane hundreds of feet in the air knows just how much they can sway and move. The problem is...how do we measure it?
Read moreIf you need to put together a quick estimate or just gain some general information on a building or site, you can gain some valuable information using Google Maps.
Read moreIn Part I of our tutorial, we walked through the overall process of managing your site inventory with Google Drive. The first step in setting up your inventory is creating a Google Form with the questions and input fields that pertain to your job. Every company has a different idea of what is important and Forms allows you to easily customize your form to suit your needs.
Read moreWould you buy an expensive software if you knew you could track your job’s site inventory for free? You probably won’t from now on if you have a free google account, an internet connection, and a little bit of time.
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