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Bricks And Bytes · October 13 · 48 min

AI Robots, Construction's BIG Technology Problem, Drones & the Future of Jobsites

Which construction tech is the industry wasting money on? We put that to Stuart Drahota at DPR Construction and he didn't dodge it: progress tracking and deviation analysis. In his words, "we're not quite there yet." His reasoning: there's a real gap between what project teams expect from these tools and the effort it takes to make them work on a live job. Agree, or are we being too harsh? We also got into: The digital dig board his team is now piloting across 15 DPR projects Why he thinks progress tracking isn't quite there yet The Sharpie layout robot DPR patented in 2013 and later licensed to Dusty Robotics The one tool he'd keep if the whole tech budget vanished Full Episode live on Youtube and Spotify. Link in comments. #constructiontech #realitycapture #aec #construction #bricksandbytes Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:55 Introduction to Stuart Drahota and DPR Construction 03:07 Innovation Metrics and Impact in Construction 04:43 Technology Adoption and Challenges in Construction 08:23 The Digital Dig Board: Enhancing Job Site Communication 13:56 Reality Capture and Drone Technology in Construction 17:23 ROI of Drone Technology and Its Applications 20:25 Common Reasons for Technology Failure on Job Sites 20:57 Sponsors 24:48 Embracing Failure as a Learning Tool 25:38 Winning Support for Technology Adoption 27:34 The Evolution of Layout Technology 29:46 Building a Technology Roadmap 32:22 The Role of AI in Construction 35:32 Innovations in Robotics 39:09 The Future of Construction Technology 45:07 Advice for Newcomers in Construction

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Which construction tech is the industry wasting money on?

We put that to Stuart Drahota at DPR Construction and he didn't dodge it: progress tracking and deviation analysis. In his words, "we're not quite there yet."

His reasoning: there's a real gap between what project teams expect from these tools and the effort it takes to make them work on a live job.

Agree, or are we being too harsh? 

We also got into:

  • The digital dig board his team is now piloting across 15 DPR projects

  •  Why he thinks progress tracking isn't quite there yet

  •  The Sharpie layout robot DPR patented in 2013 and later licensed to Dusty Robotics

  •  The one tool he'd keep if the whole tech budget vanished

Full Episode live on Youtube and Spotify. Link in comments.

#constructiontech #realitycapture #aec #construction #bricksandbytes

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:55 Introduction to Stuart Drahota and DPR Construction

03:07 Innovation Metrics and Impact in Construction

04:43 Technology Adoption and Challenges in Construction

08:23 The Digital Dig Board: Enhancing Job Site Communication

13:56 Reality Capture and Drone Technology in Construction

17:23 ROI of Drone Technology and Its Applications

20:25 Common Reasons for Technology Failure on Job Sites

20:57 Sponsors

24:48 Embracing Failure as a Learning Tool

25:38 Winning Support for Technology Adoption

27:34 The Evolution of Layout Technology

29:46 Building a Technology Roadmap

32:22 The Role of AI in Construction

35:32 Innovations in Robotics

39:09 The Future of Construction Technology

45:07 Advice for Newcomers in Construction

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