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From ChatGPT to robots and contech funding, here are the topics that were most popular with our readers.
Published Dec. 20, 2023
Staff Reporter
The Trimble technology lab at Purdue University. The lab is expected to open in early 2024.
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It’s been a wild year in the construction technology sector.
The advent of generative AI received the most attention, as contractors and experts grappled with the implications of large language models and machine learning.
But AI wasn’t the only story — readers also pored over startup competition news, fast-moving information on cyberattacks in the construction sector, contractors jockeying to get into the contech funding space and waves of government funding for digitalization and and innovation in the building fields.
From ChatGPT to robots and contech funding rounds, here are the construction technology stories that were most popular with readers this year.
AI is coming for construction, experts say
• Jan. 4, 2023
2023 will be the year of widespread adoption, if contractors can get a handle on their data — and learn to share.
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Contech surpasses $30B in total venture funding
• Nov. 15, 2023
More construction technology providers will reach unicorn status even as venture capital slows in other sectors, according to an investment firm focused on the industry.
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ConTech Conversations: Why ChatGPT wants contractors to try AI
• May 24, 2023
OpenAI’s much talked-about language model told Construction Dive that artificial intelligence is meant to collaborate with contractors, not rob workers of their jobs.
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Contech startups swim in cash as established firms face pressure
• Dec. 6, 2023
While venture funding in the industry eclipsed record numbers this year, tech stalwarts are running into customer growth and adoption issues.
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3 universities to open Trimble labs for contech training
• Oct. 11, 2023
The building software and hardware firm partnered with higher-ed schools to establish the facilities amid the construction industry’s labor crunch.
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Hensel Phelps launches tech investment arm
• Jan. 18, 2023
Diverge provides a platform to nurture startups that aim to solve the problems of today and tomorrow.
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5 construction-focused innovations from CES
• Jan. 11, 2023
From electric and autonomous equipment to AI-powered tracking solutions and cargo-carrying dirigibles, the construction industry’s future was on display in Las Vegas last week.
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Construction technology funding holds steady at nearly $5.4B
• Feb. 15, 2023
North America and Europe dominated the contech market last year, according to a new report by Cemex Ventures.
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5 new robots contractors should know
• Oct. 25, 2023
From a humanoid bot that tosses bags to a bricklaying truck, these emerging machines may lighten your workload.
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How Skanska’s drone program evolved from novelty to must-have tech
• July 26, 2023
The U.S. arm of the Sweden-based contractor was an early adopter of UAVs and has navigated the challenges and benefits of deploying the tools on site.
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