Category: Artificial Intelligence
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The Driverless Future of Construction
Built Robotics has developed a unique guidance system using artificial intelligence that can be installed in off-the-shelf equipment from Caterpillar, John Deere, and other major manufacturers. Read the article on freethink.com The post The Driverless Future of Construction appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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7 Days of Construction Tech News – Week 49
Here are our picks from the latest construction technology news. “We always ask our people: ‘what are the problems in the construction industry?’. It’s always been done the same way for many years,” says Jeff Condello, President & CEO of RANDALL Construction. The company is cementing its position as the leading self-perform in Florida by…
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7 Days of News – Week 45
Here are our picks from the latest construction technology news. “You look at 5G wireless, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), these are going to be three key technologies for your industry,” Michael Hainsworth, executive producer of Futurithmic and co-host of the Geeks & Beats podcast, told the audience at a talk billed Future Forward:…
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AI for Construction – An Interview with René Morkos of ALICE
Artificial Intelligence is finding its way into construction planning and simulation. I interviewed René Morkos, the founder and CEO of ALICE Technologies. ALICE combines a first-of-its-kind construction planning platform with a powerful AI engine and promises big savings on construction projects. In the interview, we discuss, among others, the following topics: René’s professional experience and…
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Five Tech Startups Powering the Construction Site with AI
In the coming years, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will automate many construction tasks in unprecedented ways. We featured 10 startups in our earlier post. Here are five more startups that are in in the vanguard of turning AI into a value-adding technology for construction sites. APE Mobile APE Mobile is on a mission to make construction easier…
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From CAD to Machines as Co-Designers
Finnish economics professor Osmo A. Wiio claimed that we typically overestimate the near future and underestimate the distant future. His thoughts resonate well with today’s perception of design automation. Back in the 1980s, I took part in the first-ever Finnish “integrated CAD” projects, in which the architect, the structural, HVAC, and electrical engineers exchanged CAD…
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10 Tech Startups Powering the Construction Site with AI
In the coming years, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will automate many construction tasks in unprecedented ways. These 10 startups are in in the vanguard of turning AI into a value-adding technology for construction sites. Open Space OpenSpace is a photo- and video-based documentation tool– “Google Streetviews” of your jobsite. OpenSpace’s proprietary Vision Engine platform allows you to…
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Aiforsite: Manage a Construction Site like a Production Plant
A construction site is not a factory, so managing a construction project is unlike managing a production line. Aiforsite, a construction tech startup, uses video, IoT, and AI to make construction controllable – analogously to manufacturing. “Contractors go to seminars and read about the benefits of digitalization. However, when they eventually want to buy a…
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The 10 Winners of CEMEX Ventures’ Construction Startup Competition 2019
CEMEX Ventures celebrated its Pitch Day, an event at which the 10 winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2019 presented their solutions to a jury of experts in construction, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The global challenge doubled its participation compared to the 2018 competition. It seeks new business models that work in the six priority opportunity…
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Thyssenkrupp Presents AI “alfred” to Manage Their Global Logistics Network
thyssenkrupp Materials Services relies on Microsoft for in-house solution development. AI is an essential component of the holistic digitalization strategy of the company. Customers benefit from individualized offers and more efficient processes. thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: Since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI), supported by Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure, has…