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Construction Technology
Caterpillar Collaborates With Geotab for Integrated Fleet Management
Caterpillar - Cat
Caterpillar is integrating Geotab’s on-highway data into its VisionLink software, providing a unified platform for managing both on- and off-highway assets to improve efficiency and compliance
March 2, 2026
Construction worker holding smartphone monitoring yellow CAT excavator at job site with buildings in background
Construction Technology
Certified Drone Training Programs Launched for Commercial Use
Parrot
The Parrot Certified Training Program is a flight training course designed to ensure that ANAFI USA and ANAFI Ai professional pilots operate safely, effectively, and efficiently.
October 28, 2021
Parrot drone training
Construction Safety
Avoiding Struck-By Incidents, Hosted by CPWR
CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training
As a part of the second annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-By Incidents, the Center for Construction Research and Training conducts a Struck-By Webinar series to spread awareness on how to prevent accidents — best practices included.
May 14, 2021
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Construction Technology
Drywalling Robotics Startup Attracts Investors
Construction robotics company Canvas has received financing from investors for its drywalling robot that completes Level 5 application finishes.
April 19, 2021
Canvas robot
Safety Equipment - Other
Walk This Way: Self-walking Robotic Exoskeletons in the Works
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeleton legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
March 17, 2021
Waterloo Robotics Exoskeleton
Construction Safety Technology
MEWP Virtual Reality Simulator Reduces Safety Concerns Before UK's Largest Environmental Project
Serious Labs
Serious Labs and Align JV provide a mobile elevating work platform operator training simulator to improve training, safety and efficiency for the UK’s largest environmental project, the HS2 Rail Line — designed to align with a low carbon transport future.
February 10, 2021
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Construction Technology
Researchers Developing Hard Hat Device to Track Construction Workers' Movements
Mafic Ltd.
Mafic is partnering with the University of Southampton in England to develop wearable technology for hard hats for improved safety and faster progress on projects.
January 22, 2021
Mafic Safeguard technology
Construction Safety Technology
White Noise Back-Up Alarms Improve Safety
World of Concrete
Struck-by accidents continue to be a leading cause of property damage and serious employee injuries on jobsites around North America.
July 1, 2020
Construction Safety White Noise
Construction Safety Technology
Most Popular Construction Accounting/ERP Software
Annual JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report identifies contractors’ most-used software
April 17, 2020
Jbk Top Construction Accounting Software2
Construction Safety Technology
Report: Blockchain Increases Cybersecurity Risks for Businesses, Government
Cyber payment methods such as the cryptocurrency Bitcoin can solve real problems, but only if security does not suffer in the urgency to adopt the technology
June 26, 2018
Blockchain
Construction Safety
OSHA Cites South Dakota Contractor after Worker is Buried in Trench Collapse
A worker buried when a 14-ft.-deep trench collapsed on him survived, but OSHA discovered that First Dakota Enterprises failed to use trench protection or conduct site inspections to correct potentially hazardous conditions
August 28, 2017
Pickup Trucks & Vans
Lane-Departure, Blind-Spot Detection Technology Slashes Crashes
Study of accident reports provides first measure of how much new lane-departure warnings and blind-spot detection technologies can reduce collisions
August 24, 2017
A new study indicates that the lane-departure warning and blindspot detection technology in new vehicles lowers rates of crashes of all severities by 11%, and rates of injury crashes by 21%.
Personal Protection Equipment
Wearable Device Improves Construction Safety & Records Worker Time and Location
Triax Technologies' spot-r connected-worksite solution alerts safety personnel to slip, trip and fall incidents and offers worker time and location data to improve operations and mitigate risk
May 23, 2017
spot-r’s lightweight wearable sensor alerts safety personnel to slip, trip and fall incidents in real time so workers can receive aid faster, and logs key data for insurers on when and where incidents occur.
Construction Technology
Oracle to Buy Construction Cloud Service Provider Textura
Oracle
Together Oracle and Textura will offer a comprehensive cloud-based project control and execution platform that manages all phases of engineering and construction projects
April 29, 2016