Rise of the Machines? For Construction, Not Yet
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June 10, 2022
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Matthew Thibault, Construction Dive
When it comes to construction technology, contractors adopt far slower than the rapid advances made.
Take a pre-marked jobsite. In the past, surveyors and expert tradespeople would have to go on a jobsite and note information, such as overall elevation, earth that needed to be brought in or moved and the layout of the buildsite. Today, drones can capture that information, and robotics can deliver the layout, saving time, energy and money.
However, only 55% of construction companies across the U.S., Europe and China say they use robotics, compared to 84% of automotive companies and 79% of manufacturing companies, according to a survey commissioned by ABB Robotics, an arm of global tech company ABB.