Tag: construction UAVs

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Komatsu says its drone-powered automated equipment service eliminates 20-30% margin of error in soil volumes

Much like here in the U.S., Japan is experiencing a severe lack of skilled construction and craft workers. And right now, that shortage is only being amplified as Japan is in the middle of several stadium construction projects as the country readies to host the 2020 Olympics. Which is why the country is really hoping […]

October 20, 2015

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How Rogers-O’Brien Construction deployed a drone fleet throughout its workflow (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

How many drones does it take to fix a leak? As Blake Potts tells it, just one. During a recent presentation at a conference for construction IT professionals in Chicago, Potts, a virtual design and construction specialist for Texas-based general contractor Rogers-O’Brien Construction (ROB), recounted the warranty call that would alter his company’s workflow, marking […]

August 14, 2015

Technology

How to operate a drone for construction and not get sued

There is no longer a question as to whether or not drones will impact the future of the construction industry. It’s already happening. Unmanned aircraft are in use on jobsites all over the world, will likely assist in the full-automation of heavy equipment and have even spawned a rental service that sends a pilot and […]

August 14, 2015

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FAA drone rules OK most construction uses, but put a major one in question

On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued its proposed rules on the commercial use of small drones, otherwise known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And while more lenient than previously expected, the regulations will require a written exam for drone operators and will make it difficult to use the aircraft […]

February 16, 2015

Construction Equipment

GoPro to begin selling its own drones

The company that pretty much invented the market for compact, action cameras is about to enter another market in which it is currently a supporting player: drones. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, GoPro is currently developing a line of multirotor helicopters outfitted with the brand’s popular HD cameras. Up until this point, […]

December 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

FAA expected to limit commercial drone operation to licensed pilots in daylight hours within sight of the aircraft

Construction companies that hope to one day use drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for surveying or to gather data on the jobsite, will likely have to go so far as making sure the pilots of those small aircraft have a license and have had considerable experience in the cockpit of a manned aircraft as […]

November 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

FAA names 6 sites for drone testing; could begin surveying construction sites by 2015

Itching to begin using drones on your construction jobsite? It could happen as soon as 2015 thanks to a major milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration’s review process of commercial use of the unmanned aircraft. The FAA recently named six sites across the country where teams will test and develop drones for safe commercial flight, […]

January 9, 2014