How Adopting New Technology Could Help the Construction Industry
Recent tech advancements could help construction workers complete dangerous or challenging tasks
July 25, 2024
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Advancements in technology could help construction workers with hazardous or laborious tasks.
Construction jobs are laborious and often require long hours and working in hazardous conditions. But the adoption of new technology could help ease the burden on workers, according to Architect Magazine. Automated machines, or robots, can help carry out more difficult or dangerous tasks and keep workers safe. Some areas of the construction industry have already begun the process of implementing new technology into their daily work, but there is still a lot that has yet to be explored when it comes to automated machines. Regardless, they do not appear to be going away any time soon. Between 2023, the U.S. construction robot market is expected to grow by 17.5%.
These innovations all require human intervention, therefore offering to reduce the physical toil, tedium, and danger of construction work without measurably displacing human labor. Construction robotics raises valid questions about the optimal approaches for human-machine interaction, increased training requirements, and privacy implications of continuous monitoring and surveillance.
