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Is connectivity the future of construction?
There are clear advantages to a connected construction site. Catrin Jones investigates what such a future could look like, and the barriers preventing the industry from achieving this.
Robot to allow contractors to stripe roads from distance
The robot is said to be capable of striping various services, including parking lots, airports, and roads
SafeAI and Obayashi unveil first electric, autonomous mining truck retrofit
Retrofitted systems reduce haul truck emissions and improve overall operational efficiency
Komatsu acquires fleet management systems provider
iVolve is a technology company that provides FMS for small to mid-tier miners, contractors, and quarries
Video: How can technology benefit the preconstruction stage?
Catrin Jones, deputy editor of International Construction speaks to Steve Dell’Orto, CEO and founder of ConCntric
Why are some construction workers now being asked to wear body cameras?
Why is an insurance giant requiring construction contractors to wear cameras and how will it work?
RedTeam Software launches enhanced preconstruction capability
RedTeam Flex’s new preconstruction functionality and enhanced features are said to be fully collaborative
Equipment rentals in the platform economy: A rising trend
Multibillion-dollar online platforms like Uber and Airbnb are inspiring efforts to create similar solutions for equipment rental, but there are challenges in making this a reality 
Machine control made for rental fleets
Topcon’s portable MC-Mobile machine control solution is made for use on compact equipment, bringing the benefits of digital construction to smaller contractors and rental fleets
Graphisoft unveils AI-powered visualisation toolkit for software
The software enables the creation of 3D visualisations during the early design stage of a project
Danfoss launches software to accelerate autonomous machine development
The software consists of preprogrammed and pretested software blocks built into Danfoss’ XM100 autonomous controller hardware
Yanmar’s ‘next generation’ electric machine prototype
The prototype can automate fine manual tasks, helping with construction’s labour shortages
Volvo CE launches electric equipment in new market
ECR25 Electric compact excavator and L25 Electric compact wheeled loader available for sale 
Balfour Beatty Vinci adopts digital concrete testing to cut carbon on HS2
Verifi enables real-time monitoring, measurement, and management of fresh concrete properties during transportation.
Construction sector is ‘most targeted industry by cybercriminals’
CovertSwarm says that ransomware attacks have grown exponentially over the last 12 months
Voice-enabled equipment management platform promises time and cost savings
New AI-powered feature controlled by voice - in English and Spanish - gives users real-time information about equipment
Video: World’s first voice-enabled equipment management platform
AI-enabled features provide real-time information
How robots powered by artificial intelligence are helping one recycler boost productivity
Kuljetusrinki upgrades construction waste plant fully automated robotic sorting arms 
Hilti and Trackunit expand partnership
500,000 Hilti tools already viewable on Trackunit platform
Trimble completes first test of a fully autonomous soil compactor on live jobsite
Trimble says that the fully autonomous machine completed 37 hours of real compaction work
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