Artificial intelligence (AI)
Hitachi Construction Machinery Taps AI to Transform Mining Efficiency
Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) has announced a major push toward AI-powered mining optimisation through a strategic US$3 million investment in Canadian tech firm Rithmik...
AI-Powered Startup LeanCon Raises $6 Million Seed Round to Transform Construction Planning
AI-driven construction startup LeanCon has successfully raised $6 million in a seed funding round, securing twice the amount it initially targeted. The strong investor...
Buildroid AI Secures $2 Million to Launch Next-Gen Construction Robots
Buildroid AI, a rising player in the construction-automation space, has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the launch of its first generation...
Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud Team Up to Use AI for Rapid Nuclear Reactor Construction
In a major development for nuclear energy infrastructure, Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud have joined forces to deploy a custom AI-powered platform aimed...
Mid-Size Construction Firms Report 20% Productivity Boost Through AI Adoption
Mid-size construction companies are witnessing a significant surge in productivity as they increasingly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, according to a new survey by...
Construction Industry Embraces Automation and AI — But Risks Remain
The construction sector is rapidly adopting automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance efficiency, safety, and project delivery. Technologies such as drone-based monitoring, robotic...
IFS and Anthropic Forge Construction-Focused AI Alliance
IFS Nexus Black and Anthropic have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the use of artificial intelligence across heavy-asset sectors, including construction, engineering,...
Construction Industry Embraces AI to Drive Cost Reductions for Consumers
The construction sector is undergoing a major technological shift as artificial intelligence tools move from experimentation to everyday use, delivering substantial cost savings for...
Attentive.ai Raises $30.5 Million to Transform Construction Takeoffs with AI
Attentive.ai, a San Francisco-based construction technology startup, has secured $30.5 million in Series B funding to accelerate the automation of construction takeoffs using artificial...
Anthropic, Microsoft unveil new AI data centre projects as construction boom accelerates
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic and technology giant Microsoft have announced fresh rounds of data centre projects, reinforcing the rapid global build-out of AI infrastructure...
