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Robotic ‘microfactory’ to rebuild homes after California wildfires
Robotic arms inside a ‘microfactory’ are helping rebuilding homes destroyed by the California wildfires in the US 
Finalists revealed for Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Awards
AI and digital innovation in spotlight at Bentley’s infrastructure awards
Balfour Beatty completes sale of Omnicom to Hitachi Rail
Balfour Beatty is divesting from its rail tech outfit Omnicom Engineering, which it bought in 2016
Leica’s compact laser scanning system targets smaller contractors
Leica says its bundle cuts cost and complexity for 3D reality capture on site.
Underground AI-geomapping firm raises nearly US$100m
A construction technology company has raised nearly US$100 million in Series B funding for a global expansion
Trump unveils US$70bn AI plan with data centres and grid upgrades
Trump’s proposed initiative promises 6,000 annual construction jobs and a fast-tracked rollout of AI-ready facilities across Pennsylvania
Three unusual new technologies for bridge inspections and maintenance
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Construction Briefing looks at three interesting new ways that tech is being applied to bridge inspections
Construction leaders back AI, but adoption remains limited
Study finds most construction firms are optimistic about digital transformation, but few have adopted AI tools for planning or forecasting
Caterpillar updates hydraulic excavators for 2025
Caterpillar has released its 2025 Annual Product Update (APU) for the complete Cat hydraulic excavator series
Hexagon unveils new software-as-a-service spin-off business
Hexagon is spinning off a new company by combining its own divisions
5 construction tech start-ups land $100m for automation, AI and prefab
 Investors back new tech to cut labour, speed up builds, and reduce costs
Oshkosh highlights industrial technology strategy at Investor Day
JLG leads construction-sector innovations for Oshkosh Corporation’s 2025 Investor Day
White House reveals permitting reforms for construction technology
Construction industry urged to prepare for new tech standards, new review processing, and digital modernisation
Topcon and Vemcon partner to expand 2D-to-3D excavator upgrades
Both companies are exploring opportunities to expand their availability in additional markets
Hitachi CE partners with university to study mining equipment maintenance
A regional subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Equipment is leading a study with a Netherlands university
Not a ‘shiny toy’ – How a contractor overhauled scheduling without chasing tech hype
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One US-based contractor rolled out new planning software on top of its already advanced planning system
US contractors, trade group push for stronger work zone safety laws
US contractors and one trade group are working together on reducing highway construction crashes
What Caterpillar’s sustainability report reveals about construction’s carbon challenge
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The world’s largest OEM by sales releases its 2024 Sustainability Report; what’s inside?
Caterpillar adds collision warning, payload options to medium wheeled loaders
World’s largest OEM releases collision warning, payload options for wheeled loaders
Doka at bauma: automation in the field, data in the cloud, and less waste everywhere
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Catching up with Doka Group CEO Robert Hauser at bauma 
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