Joel Lambright – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 14, 2021
Eyes in the Sky: Manhattan Construction Deploys Drones On $1B Stadium
The Manhattan Construction Company won the AGC Build America Award in 2021 for the construction of Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers. While building that sports center, at a cost of more than $1 billion, Manhattan employed the DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone to facilitate getting the job done in a little more than 30 months....
Komatsu - Tue November 30, 2021
Komatsu Adds Smart Construction Drone, Smart Construction Field to Suite of Job Site Solutions
Contractors know that accurate numbers to track job site activity and topography can mean the difference between completing a project on time and on budget. With the addition of Smart Construction Field and Smart Construction Drone to Komatsu's suite of job site technologies, contractors have two new tools to better manage projects....
AI Clearnin - Thu August 26, 2021
AI Clearing Announces Strategic Global Partnership With Doosan Mobility Innovation
AI Clearing, a market leader in automated analytics for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, today announced a global partnership with Doosan Mobility Innovation, Inc. (DMI), part of leading industrial corporation Doosan Group....
CEG - Wed December 16, 2020
Sweatt Construction Relies on 4Rivers for Reclamation Project
A contractor is getting a lot of help from above on a challenging project in a remote corner of New Mexico, near the Colorado border. Sweatt Construction, with assistance from 4Rivers Equipment, is using drone technology and GPS machine control to efficiently complete a reclamation project at the abandoned Swastika Mine, a former silver and lead mine, near Raton, N.M....
NCDOT - Mon October 05, 2020
NCDOT Awarded First-Ever Waiver for Drone Bridge Inspections
Drones are the N.C. Department of Transportation's newest tool in maintaining the safety of the state's bridges and other infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration on Oct. 2 approved a waiver that allows NCDOT to operate unmanned aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight while conducting bridge inspections....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 29, 2020
Komatsu Mining 'Gets Smart' Building New HQ
In Milwaukee, new technology is helping transform an old building site. The construction of Komatsu Mining Corporation's $285 million headquarters is widely considered a good idea because the redeveloped property will be an attractive addition to the Harbor District....
RDO Equipment Co. - Wed August 19, 2020
RDO Integrated Controls and Vision Aerial Partner on RDR Series Drones
To address customer needs for a drone with more payload options, RDO Integrated Controls partnered with Vision Aerial in Bozeman, Mont., to develop a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) primarily for construction and earthmoving companies....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 18, 2020
Smart Move: Embracing New Tech for an Edge
Implementing new technology into construction is a smart decision, but it's a process. The technology must present tangible value from Day 1, and it has to make sense for the job site. It must work as well in the field as it did at the tradeshow....
Doosan - Thu November 21, 2019
Doosan Infracore Unveils 'Concept-X' Drone Solution
On Nov. 20, 2019, Doosan Infracore (DI) unveiled "Concept-X" at its Proving Grounds in Boryeong City, Korea. More than 200 people were in attendance, including National Assemblymen, Mayor of Boryeong City, business executives from Bosch, ASI, LG U+ and PoteNit related to the development of Concept-X, representatives of government agencies, and scholars from various academic institutions....
Celeste E. Whittaker – CHERRY HILL COURIER-POST - Thu October 10, 2019
Teen Entrepreneur's Drone Business Begins to Take Flight in New Jersey
MEDFORD LAKES, N.J. (AP) There's a tree in the field behind Jon Moraglia's house that still has a drone stuck in a branch at the top. It's been up there for about four years. That's back when he was playing around with toy drones....
