construction

Construction workers are using head-mounted cameras to capture first-person footage, which helps train AI systems and robots to learn how skilled humans perform real-world tasks.

Linus Ekenstam shares a tool called PLY for designing mini-ramps, incorporating real-world constraints for ramp building.

A tweet showcasing a construction robot at Y Combinator's demo day, highlighting automation in construction to address bottlenecks in building critical infrastructure like solar farms and data centers.

Praxis has begun construction on a new city in Uruguay, with residents expected to move in by 2027, as announced in a tweet linking to a New York Times article.

The article discusses the increasing freight demand driven by the construction of data centers, highlighting its impact on supply chains and tech infrastructure.

The article discusses seismic isolation, a technology used to improve earthquake resistance in buildings and infrastructure.

The article explores how the data center construction boom is splitting American unions, with construction unions partnering with tech companies for job opportunities while other unions push for a moratorium, highlighting the role of union density in local siting battles.

Paul Graham comments that AI compressing the design phase will drive demand for technologies that compress construction, with regulation as the final frontier.

CostLogic is an AI-powered tool for construction takeoffs, estimates, and invoices, designed to streamline financial processes in the construction industry.

Dili raised $21.7M to use AI for compliance in infrastructure projects, helping manage complex regulations for construction and data centers.

Gritt, a startup using AI-controlled robots to install solar panels, exited stealth with $34 million in funding to accelerate solar plant construction.

Provides a guide for building an AI-based personalized trading system.

Thieves are stealing copper and expensive equipment from AI data center construction sites, with a recent theft of $1.3 million in supplies near Chicago highlighting the growing criminal economy fueled by the AI boom.

Garry Tan shares Packy McCormick's argument that data centers are not just compute but financing vehicles that drive development in power generation, grid, chips, and construction, and that the US should continue building them to advance adjacent industries.

The article discusses how the future of building is changing, likely referring to new technologies or methodologies in construction.

A reporter visits the Rogfast tunnel project in Norway, which will be the world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel, describing the engineering challenges and the work environment.

ShotcreteDepth is a bi-modal dataset of stereo RGB and LiDAR data from construction environments, designed to support research in depth perception under challenging conditions. The dataset includes 11,252 samples with 220 annotated, and is accompanied by a lightweight annotation tool.

Rudus is an AI-powered takeoff and estimation platform for concrete subcontractors, automating the measurement and quantification of materials from plan sheets to speed up bidding.

Discusses the housing crisis in Canada and the US, questioning when AI and robotics will provide widespread solutions such as 3D-printed homes and prefabricated construction, despite local regulatory hurdles.

Describes the construction of Chongqing East Station, the world's largest railway hub built on a mountain, featuring innovative methods like a 16,500-tonne roof slid into place. The $7.8 billion megaproject employed 40,000 workers and took 38 months.