The four-year study, known as RECONMATIC, will explore automated solutions for sustainable construction and demolition waste management.
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Mace employs ‘Dave’ the robot dog for Heathrow tunnel job
Mace is trialling ‘Dave’, a robotic dog, on its ongoing refurbishment of a 1960’s cargo tunnel at Heathrow Airport.
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ICON lands $57m NASA contract to 3D-print extraterrestrial structures
ICON has landed a five-year $57m (£48m) contract from NASA to 3D-print infrastructure on the Moon and on Mars.
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Three firms sign up to deliver Swansea clean energy transport hub
The consortium will help deliver a renewable energy transport hub, as part of the £1.7bn Blue Eden megaproject in Swansea.
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Akzo-Nobel and robotics startup Les Companions have teamed up to announced the preview of PACO, a new AI-driven painting robot.
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Mace Dragados JV is trialling the hydrogen fuel cell, supplied by AFC Energy, to charge a fully electric JCB telehandler.
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Digital twins will revolutionise tunnelling
Digital twins are at the heart of a new method of building tunnels which is faster, less costly, less risky, and more sustainable.
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Swedish startup Finch secures €2.5m to optimise architecture
Finch has secured €2.5m (£2.2m) to accelerate the shift from manual to generative and data-driven workflows in the AEC industry.
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World’s largest 3D printed community breaks ground in Texas
ICON and Lennar have broken ground on what they say will be the world’s largest community of 3D printed homes.
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The case against a flexible approach to the golden thread
David Shepherd, Digital Product Manager, Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, calls for an urgent revision to BS-8644-1.