The construction sector is huge, but famously stubborn in its adoption of new technology. That is changing as advances in construction automation continue apace… including the development of construction robotics solutions. Challenges remain, but they are being addressed.
Start-up Profile – Monarch Tractor – Electric, Autonomous Tractor Supports Data Driven, Digital Farming
Sustainability initiatives, workforce uncertainty and productivity requirements are key demands drivers for Monarch’s electric, autonomous, tractor solution, a harbinger of the emerging era of data driven, digital farming.
Dusty Robotics CEO Tessa Lau Discusses Robotics Start-Ups and Autonomous Robots for Construction
Industrial Robot’s Joanne Pransky interviews Tessa Lau, CEO at Dusty Robotics about Dusty’s autonomous mobile robots that print layout plans onto the floors of job sites using information from building information models (BIM) as a guide.
Boston Dynamics Touts Partnerships With Construction Firms
Collaborations with firms will help Spot robot navigate job sites to capture data and track progress.
Built Robotics Scores $33M for Autonomous Construction Equipment
Systems convert existing vehicles into fully autonomous equipment.
AMP Robotics Launches New AI-Guided Dual-Robot System for the Recycling Industry
AMP Cortex Significantly Increases Productivity While Providing a Comprehensive Solution to Recycle Fiber and Other Materials.
Market for Commercial Drones to Nearly Triple by 2024, Research Says
Currently, commercial drone usage primarily contained to energy, construction, and agriculture.
At Windover Construction, Drones Go Beyond ‘Eye in the Sky’
The use of drones in construction is expected to rise, particularly as surveyors, builders, realtors, and insurers apply new techniques such as AR and VR for gathering and understanding data.
5 Ways Robotics Will Disrupt the Construction Industry in 2019
Improved efficiency, collaboration features and artificial intelligence can help construction projects improve manual processes and address a labor shortage.
Robot Investments Weekly: Building, Growing, and Mining through Drone Analytics
Companies that use commercial drones in the air and underground earned big investments in recent weeks.
Robotics & Geopolitics: Robots Break Language Barriers, Build Brick Walls
Language barriers and culture limitations could be eased through the use of ‘robot ambassadors’; construction robots disrupt labor force in some countries while helping others facing shortage of human workers.
Robot Investments Weekly: Surgical Funding Joins Industrial Automation Acquisitions
Surgical funding, software development, and educational robots were some of the highlights of the past week’s automation transactions.