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Technology

Drone research report available from IDTechEx

Last month we introduced you to the world of drones in construction. If you’re looking for more information on drones and are prepared to take a deep dive exploration (albeit paid) into this burgeoning technology, check out the report: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Electric UAVs 2014 to 2024 from the research company IDTechEx. The report, authored […]

October 15, 2014

Roadbuilding

Are flying robots the future of road construction?

Centuries ago some people thought the world would be taken over by robots and flying cars by now. They may not have been 100 percent correct, but they weren’t completely wrong either. When it comes to highway and bridge construction, flying robots may start playing huge roles. Javier Irizarry, associate professor at Georgia Tech’s School […]

September 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

FAA’s new air traffic control system doesn’t support drones; doubts over commercial flight regs increase

Despite a directive from Congress to do so, when designing the new $5 billion program that will replace the current air traffic control system, the Federal Aviation Administration did not include drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as aircraft the system supports. The FAA’s failure to do so has raised questions and more doubt over its […]

September 29, 2014

Technology

EYES IN THE SKY: How drones and UAVs are already affecting construction jobsites

Despite the public’s concerns, many in the construction industry are finding drones can play a vital role in their work. Whether they’re used for surveying, to show clients and potential clients an aerial overview of completed projects, to monitor job sites to ensure safe practices or to inspect bridges and other structures, drones have the […]

September 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

Get a drone’s-eye view of construction on Apple’s massive new spaceship-like campus

Back in July, we got our first look at construction of Apple’s new $5 billion campus. The new campus was one of the last projects former Apple CEO Steve Jobs worked on before he died in 2012 and involved turning a site that was mostly asphalt into one that would host 176 acres of trees, […]

September 2, 2014

Construction Equipment

The Black Knight is an actual Transformer that is drone, helicopter and truck all in one (PHOTOS)

It sounds a little too good to be true, but the vehicle you’re looking at is a real life Transformer with the ability to switch between use as an off road truck, helicopter and drone. Designed by aerospace firm Advanced Tactics, the AT Black Knight Transformer is designed to act as a drone in evacuation […]

January 22, 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

Technology

Aiming to transform surveying, Drone makers and pilots wait for FAA approval

Crain’s Detroit Business has an interesting read on the state of the burgeoning drone industry, outlining the ways it could make surveying faster and cheaper while pointing out the hurdles it faces from the Federal Aviation Administration. Back in November, we reported on the Gatewing X100, a UAV or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (this is the […]

July 11, 2013

Technology

Drones may one day build skyscrapers

We’ve seen how unmanned aerial vehicles can be used for surveying. But how about being used to construct a full-fledged skyscraper on their own? The Smithsonian Magazine’s Design Decoded blog has a really interesting piece just that. According to the article, Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler, in collaboration with Professor Raffaello D’Andrea, developed a method they call “Flight […]

March 4, 2013