Technology Construction Industry News Podcast Press Releases Show News & Updates Construction Trends and Technologies Helping contractors grow their businesses Filtered by Technology: Drones ArticlesMost Popular Intel’s Aerial Technology Poised to Make an Impact Article, 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM Intel has big plans to become a major player in the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) market, with a special interest in developing aerial technology for the construction industry. Last month, the company unveiled its first drone, called the... Continue Reading Sensors and UAS Article, 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM Drones are more than devices designed to capture images of the construction jobsite. New research is adding sensors to systems in order to enable up-close property inspection.The Property Drone Consortium is working on a new... Continue Reading Displaying results 41-42 (of 42) < 1 2 3 4 5 > When Will AR/VR Really Take Off at the Jobsite? Article, 10/2/2017 3:00:18 PM There has been a lot of discussion lately about the value of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in the construction industry. The technology can help visualize what a space will look like before a structure is built. Many... Continue Reading Prepare for the Future with Education at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Press Release, 9/6/2016 7:30:55 PM Record Number of Learning Sessions, New Technology Track CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 will offer a record 143 education sessions across 10 tracks, including a new Technology track, to provide attendees with the latest industry knowledge... Continue Reading Episode 69: Autonomous Trucks | Equipment Uptime Article, 7/26/2017 7:15:58 PM Tuesday, July 18, 2017Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: Green FleetsPeggy Smedley talks about new ways that fleets are going green.Listen NowSegment 2: How Autonomous Trucks Will Advance Work... Continue Reading Student Engineering Team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wins Excavator Cab of the Future Design Contest Press Release, 6/6/2016 1:52:32 PM IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the largest construction show in Western Hemisphere, will feature the first use of 3-D printed steel in an excavator designed by engineering students The student engineering team from the University... Continue Reading The Secret to Creating a Safer Construction Site Article, 11/14/2017 2:17:04 PM The instinct to be safe is a primal one. Humans and animals are equipped with the fight or flight response to react to external threats. Beyond what is instinctively available to us, there are many devices and items to keep everyone... Continue Reading Quick Poll: Cast your vote! Article, 10/27/2016 2:38:34 PM As a construction professional, you know our industry best. Which candidate do you think will move our industry forward and create opportunities for you to succeed? Continue Reading Backhoe Market Loaded with Growth Article, 2/24/2017 6:07:45 PM The backhoe loader market is set to surpass $4 billion by 2026. The top global players accounted for a nearly 85-percent revenue share of the $2.14 billion backhoe loader market in 2015. APEJ (Asia Pacific excluding Japan), the largest... Continue Reading Your Checklist for Success at CONEXPO-CON/AGG & IFPE 2017 Press Release, 2/10/2017 1:30:38 PM Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Show Experience Headed to CONEXPO-CON/AGG & IFPE March 7-11 in Las Vegas? Make the most of your show experience with these “know before you go” tips so you don’t miss... Continue Reading Technology: Impact on Highway Construction Article, 9/7/2016 3:50:17 PM Infrastructure projects are complex and have a unique set of requirements. Contractors working on these types of projects need to be aware of regulations, safety mandates and so much more in order to succeed.In fact, a new report on the... Continue Reading Four Ways to Get the Most from Your Equipment Investment Article, 9/13/2016 6:17:06 PM By Mike Vorster, President, C.E.M.P. Central Inc. and David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering and Management Emeritus, Virginia TechRegister to attend Buy, Borrow, Lease or Rent: It’s a Matter of Risk, Not Cost education... Continue Reading Displaying results 51-60 (of 100) < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > X
Intel’s Aerial Technology Poised to Make an Impact Article, 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM Intel has big plans to become a major player in the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) market, with a special interest in developing aerial technology for the construction industry. Last month, the company unveiled its first drone, called the... Continue Reading
Sensors and UAS Article, 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM Drones are more than devices designed to capture images of the construction jobsite. New research is adding sensors to systems in order to enable up-close property inspection.The Property Drone Consortium is working on a new... Continue Reading
When Will AR/VR Really Take Off at the Jobsite? Article, 10/2/2017 3:00:18 PM There has been a lot of discussion lately about the value of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in the construction industry. The technology can help visualize what a space will look like before a structure is built. Many... Continue Reading
Prepare for the Future with Education at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Press Release, 9/6/2016 7:30:55 PM Record Number of Learning Sessions, New Technology Track CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 will offer a record 143 education sessions across 10 tracks, including a new Technology track, to provide attendees with the latest industry knowledge... Continue Reading
Episode 69: Autonomous Trucks | Equipment Uptime Article, 7/26/2017 7:15:58 PM Tuesday, July 18, 2017Listen now to the full episode, or select from the segments below.Segment 1: Green FleetsPeggy Smedley talks about new ways that fleets are going green.Listen NowSegment 2: How Autonomous Trucks Will Advance Work... Continue Reading
Student Engineering Team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wins Excavator Cab of the Future Design Contest Press Release, 6/6/2016 1:52:32 PM IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the largest construction show in Western Hemisphere, will feature the first use of 3-D printed steel in an excavator designed by engineering students The student engineering team from the University... Continue Reading
The Secret to Creating a Safer Construction Site Article, 11/14/2017 2:17:04 PM The instinct to be safe is a primal one. Humans and animals are equipped with the fight or flight response to react to external threats. Beyond what is instinctively available to us, there are many devices and items to keep everyone... Continue Reading
Quick Poll: Cast your vote! Article, 10/27/2016 2:38:34 PM As a construction professional, you know our industry best. Which candidate do you think will move our industry forward and create opportunities for you to succeed? Continue Reading
Backhoe Market Loaded with Growth Article, 2/24/2017 6:07:45 PM The backhoe loader market is set to surpass $4 billion by 2026. The top global players accounted for a nearly 85-percent revenue share of the $2.14 billion backhoe loader market in 2015. APEJ (Asia Pacific excluding Japan), the largest... Continue Reading
Your Checklist for Success at CONEXPO-CON/AGG & IFPE 2017 Press Release, 2/10/2017 1:30:38 PM Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Show Experience Headed to CONEXPO-CON/AGG & IFPE March 7-11 in Las Vegas? Make the most of your show experience with these “know before you go” tips so you don’t miss... Continue Reading
Technology: Impact on Highway Construction Article, 9/7/2016 3:50:17 PM Infrastructure projects are complex and have a unique set of requirements. Contractors working on these types of projects need to be aware of regulations, safety mandates and so much more in order to succeed.In fact, a new report on the... Continue Reading
Four Ways to Get the Most from Your Equipment Investment Article, 9/13/2016 6:17:06 PM By Mike Vorster, President, C.E.M.P. Central Inc. and David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering and Management Emeritus, Virginia TechRegister to attend Buy, Borrow, Lease or Rent: It’s a Matter of Risk, Not Cost education... Continue Reading