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The robotic brick laying robot, Hadrian X has been pretty busy this summer. After breaking its lay speed record of 200 blocks laid per hour, the robot is now taking on commercial structures.
Read moreAcross the country, construction jobs are being filled by less experienced workers than ever before. Our industry’s aging workforce is retiring, which leaves many new workers in a “trial by fire” situations, fumbling to troubleshoot with little training. A new artificial intelligence powered training solution may help solve some of training problems.
Read moreOne thing that I’ve been concerned about since the coronavirus pandemic started is how it will affect training. With social distancing guidelines, the reduction of in-person meetings, and other challenges, it’s easy to just push training down the line and get back to it when it’s more convenient. Heavy equipment operators have had access to remote training through computerized simulators for years, but one training solution just created a platform that’s even more remote.
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Construction technology has come a long, long way in the past decades. There are now hundreds of construction-specific apps available, ranging from project management, to compliance and reporting, to photo documentation, to estimating, and many more. At times, it can be overwhelming keeping up with all of the available options in the market, especially for smaller to medium sized construction businesses that don’t have a dedicated technology team or budget.
Read moreThe Ekso EVO, via Ekso Bionics
A Couple of years ago, exoskeleton maker, Ekso Bionics, released the EksoVest, which was a lighter weight, upper body support mechanism that provided lift support to the wearer. After real world testing and customer feedback, Ekso Bionics has released the next generation of the EksoVest, called EVO.
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Milwaukee Tool’s One-Key is an application that is both built into some of their power tools for tracking and security purposes and is also a powerful reporting database for usage and location information. Originally released in 2015, One-Key allows users to edit certain settings of One-Key enabled tools and even lock them out if their tool leaves a certain area. Managers can use the app to track inventory and determine maintenance needs.
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In June, the famous autonomous robot dog from Boston Dynamics, named Spot, was released to the public for sale after several months of trials with strategic partners in the construction industry, among others. Just recently, FARO Technologies Inc, a 3D scanning and imaging solution, has launched an integration for Spot.
Read morecourtesy of OpenSpace
A photo is worth a thousand words, they say, so a 360 degree photo with a powerful artificial intelligence system behind it must be worth, at least, 1 million words…I assume, the powers that be haven’t really decided on that number yet, Regardless, OpenSpace.ai is turning your thousand word pictures into millions of valuable data points to help better track your project’s progress.
Read moreThe Kenzen Patch, courtesy of Kenzen
While there are many products on the market designed to keep you cool while working in the summer heat on the jobsite, none of those products actively measure your body temperature. A smart PPE manufacturer, named Kenzen, has recently released a patch to actively monitor the body temperatures of your team of workers.
Read morescreenshot of BIM 360, via Autodesk
After Autodesk’s acquisition of PlanGrid and BuildingConnected, the company has definitely not stifled either of their continuous improvement efforts. The two acquired companies, as well as Autodesk’s own BIM 360 continue to be updated on a regular basis throughout the year.
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