There’s been no shortage of exciting new technology for builders that was introduced recently for the construction industry, and others alike. This year, however, we’re seeing an increase in builders adopting new machinery to do what they already do well even better; and the market is responding. Through systems and tools such as hard hat helmets with augmented reality and multi-axis metal printing, 2016 brings us the technological advancements on our list - which makes managing any construction project more efficient and precise.
Meet DAQRI. The world’s first “smart” hard hat helmet that comes equipped with augmented reality (AR) technology and improves safety while increasing productivity. Geared towards the construction, manufacturing and mining industries, its “wearable human machine interface” is futuristic-looking and includes over a dozen sensors delivering synchronized data about the environment and the user. It also includes DAQRI’s proprietary computer vision system, Intellitrack. This software is a unique Computer Vision suite that includes visual-inertial navigation, 2D and 3D recognition and tracking and image-matching, to name a few.
Watly an integrated spaceship-like hub that provides water, electricity, and the internet, through solar energy. It purifies up to 3 million liters of water per year, works on solar energy, and outputs the same level of energy that it needs to function. Also, there’s no need for electrical connection, which makes it a very robust solution, especially for powering impoverished nations like Ghana, from which they launched their pilot program.
When it comes to design and construction, they focus both on the technology development and developing some of the most advanced and beautifully designed solar water purifiers and micro-powers station in the world.
Using multi-axis metal printing technology, known as MX3D, Dutch designer Joris Laarman has built the world’s first 3D-printed bridge in collaboration with Autodesk and Heijmans. This unique steel structure is being erected in the designer’s native country, the Netherlands. The process of building the bridge is possible through industrial robots fitted with welding machines that can print lines of various metals in mid-air. The way it works is it incrementally fusing molten metal in short lengths; the cools to form the desired structure, like the MX3D Bridge.
Yes, we've added another hard hat to this list, but for good reason. Seeing at night while working on a construction project can be challenging and dangerous. The Halo Light is a patented 360° personal active safety system (PASS) that produces a ring of light around any hard hat to make it easy for the wearer to see in all directions over a quarter mile away at all times. That way a worker can free up his or her hands by not having to carry a flashlight when working on those after-dark projects. It also features a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that provides up to 12 hours full power, so you'll never have to worry about the lights going out on you while on site.
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