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Hyundai Robotics | July 27, 2020

Hyundai Robotics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyundai E&C for “Joint R&D of Construction Robotics Technology” at the Hyundai Building in Gye-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. A research and development co-operation system will also be established by both the companies together. The system will allow demonstration and commercialization of developed technology at all times. Hyundai Robotics and Hyundai E&C will jointly build &ld...

Maple Grove Developments | February 17, 2020

Maple Grove Developments has been announced as commercial development partners for the Lancashire County Council-led commercial project. The Lancashire commercial development will create thousands of jobs on a 65-hectare site at Cuerden, near Leyland. Situated at the end of the M65 motorway, and close to both the M6 and M61, the development is planned to include office and business space, logistics and manufacturing commercial space, mixed-use areas and housing. Based in Bamber Bridge, Maple Gro...

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Workorder | March 25, 2022

Workorder, Inc., a construction technology startup, has raised a $1.1 million pre-seed round from UBMB and Mucker Capital to assist in the launch of its innovative software for the construction industry. Spencer Gaffney from UBMB has joined the company’s board of directors. Workorder’s software is a first-of-its-kind for construction estimating, as it uses image recognition, deep learning, and optical character recognition, among other technologies, to automatically de...

The Engineer | March 11, 2020

The infrastructure sector is tasked with responding to huge societal and environmental challenges. It is a crucial piece of the puzzle in our efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and in, ultimately, enabling a world that can thrive socially, economically and environmentally. But in order to do this, engineers in the sector must confront some innate contradictions between sustainable development and traditional approaches to infrastructure development; contradictions that have contri...