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Report on the First i-Construction Exhibition | The Tsunami of Construction Automation

2017/07/20

Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

The other day, I went to the i-construction trade show.

Wow, that was really educational.

The tsunami of automation is already here.

In a recent blog post, I wrote that the government wants to promote i-construction globally.

The ICT Wave Shows No Signs of Stopping

When I checked with Mr. Komatsu, sure enough,That's what I meanIt seems like that.

That means this is definitely going to happen.

Everything is automated: we use drones for surveillance and surveying, take photos with our cell phones, and check the shape of the cut lines on our cell phones.

The machine is semi-automatic, and tasks like slope grading (excavation)—which used to require about 10 years of training—can now be performed after just about three days of training.

There are sensors everywhere you look.

I suppose various software development projects will also move forward, led by Mr. Komatsu.

It's still on today and tomorrow, so if you have time, please stop by.

This is very informative.

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Next time, I'll introduce some of the interesting products I came across.

 

See you later.

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