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Drone 2.0: Kespry’s lighter, stronger drone not only flies itself, it renders 3D maps for you
One of the biggest reasons drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) went from a hobbyist gadget to an industry expected to generate 100,000 jobs and $82 billion for the U.S. economy over the next 10 years, is their low barrier to entry. With as little as $100 you can grab a UAV from Amazon and start taking […]
September 7, 2016
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FAA releases finalized commercial drone rules, tossing out need for special exemptions
The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that it has finalized regulations on the commercial use of drones in U.S. airspace. The official regulations, which will take effect in August, aren’t all that different from the restrictions businesses agreed to operate within as part of the Section 333 exemption formerly required for all commercial drone flights. The main difference […]
June 21, 2016
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AI, robotics expected to claim nearly 500,000 construction jobs by 2020
An estimated 5.1 million jobs are expected to be lost in the next five years due to advances in technology, specifically those in artificial intelligence, machine-learning, 3D printing and robotics, according to a report from the World Economic Forum. Of those job losses, construction and extraction are anticipated to account for nearly 10 percent. The […]
January 25, 2016
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Parrot unveils fixed-wing Disco drone with autopilot and an orbiting “Loiter” mode
Outside of surveying uses, the vast majority of construction applications for unmanned aircraft require multi-rotor drones like DJI’s Phantom series. The helicopter-like function of these drone models allows for way more versatility thanks to their ability to hover and capture images of a given subject at various angles. And though the airplane-like fixed wing models […]
January 19, 2016
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2016 Innovations Awards: Year of the Drone headlines 3 game-changing construction technologies
In the past year, no other technology has shown more potential to impact – and improve – more parts of the construction business than unmanned aircraft, more commonly referred to as drones. There are the obvious applications such as using the aircraft to grab aerial progress shots, but contractors like Rogers-O’Brien have figured out how […]
January 8, 2016
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2016 Innovations Award Winner: Volvo CE Density Direct compaction system
Algorithms seem to rule the world now, with these programming juggernauts turning massive amounts of data into usable concepts. It’s an algorithm that makes Volvo CE’s Density Direct intelligent compaction system stand out among the crowded field of compaction equipment. Introduced at the World of Asphalt show this past March, Density Direct’s key differentiation is […]
January 8, 2016
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2016 Innovations Award Winner: Vermeer Insite productivity tools
As Jon Kuyers tells it, Vermeer team members started to notice something when they visited contractors. “We’d go to a jobsite,” says Vermeer’s senior global product manager, “and our focus was naturally on the equipment and how to make it more productive. But then we’d wait for the job to get organized. It wasn’t the […]
January 8, 2016
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Caterpillar studying how drones can enhance heavy equipment production
Caterpillar is continuing the emphasis it has placed on predictive machine analytics in the last year with a collaboration that will explore how drones can assist in the collection of that data and more jobsite insights. The company recently announced a marketing agreement with French drone data analytics startup Redbird that will focus on how unmanned […]
January 7, 2016
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10th Day of Construction Gifts: Blade Nano QX drone for beginners to (crash and) learn with
If you’ve spent any time at all reading this site, you’re likely aware that drones are by far and away the fastest growing technology on construction sites around the country. We’ve seen one contractor increase efficiency by working these unmanned aircraft into just about every aspect of its workflow and now we have a clear picture […]
December 18, 2015
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FAA to require online drone registration starting Dec. 21
Following the advice of recently disclosed findings by an agency task force, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced the official drone registration process for recreational and hobbyist pilots. Apart from businesses being required to file for an exemption for commercial use, all drones between 0.55 pounds and 55 pounds, including any payloads such as cameras, intended for […]
December 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT to test drone for inspections under bridges
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) is testing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, to inspect the underside of the northbound Gold Star Memorial Bridge in New London on Dec. 15. “This is an important step for our agency—the testing of a new technology with the potential to improve results, efficiencies, and safety for the […]
December 10, 2015
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Topcon debuts the Falcon 8, a rotary wing drone for mass data collection
Contractors, surveyors and engineers are finding all kinds of new and useful applications for unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones. Topcon has introduced a new product into this market, the Falcon 8–powered by Ascending technologies– designed for inspecting and monitoring worksites as well as surveying and mapping applications. This UAV is equipped with 8 rotors, […]
November 25, 2015
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