ICYMI: World's Tallest Robots, Micro Nuclear Power + AI Risk Management

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Owen Drury
November 22, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

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W/C 18th November 2024

NEW EPISODES
Zero Infrastructure Changes, 24/7 Warehouse Scanning: Building Next-Gen Robotics for Global Supply Chains

Andrei Danescu, co-founder and CEO of Dexory, shares insights on building a global visibility platform for logistics. We explored the journey from Formula One engineering to revolutionising warehouse operations with autonomous robots.

Find out how F1 experience inspired a logistics innovation, the challenges of creating a full-stack robotics company and the power of digital twins in optimizing logistics operations.

open.spotify.com/episode/0rvuG8WP1Tm7FzhSrQXuGE


Reshaping Construction Risk Management With AI - Provision

Luigi and Brendan from Provision AI share their journey in creating a risk identification tool for construction projects, their challenges and how they're revolutionising project risk management.

Find out how Provision AI helps contractors identify and manage project risks, their approach to achieving product-market fit in different segments and the importance of partnerships in growing awareness and improving their product.

open.spotify.com/episode/76nkWdCSWspxwJ3FlCP5FG


12,000 Employees, 5 Regions, 1 Innovation Strategy: How DPR's Drywall Division Rivals America's Largest Contractors

Kaushal Diwan from DPR Construction provided insights into WND Ventures, their investment strategy in construction tech startups, and how they support these innovative companies.

Find out how WND Ventures balances strategic value and financial returns, DPR's bottom-up approach to identifying innovation needs and a case study on Dusty Robotics and how DPR is leveraging their technology.

open.spotify.com/episode/27hHRybtcpvvuzIn3GNr16


Micro Nuclear Power Plants - The $100 Million Power Plant Revolution for Industrial Decarbonisation

Michelle Brechtelsbauer, VP of Strategy at Last Energy, shares insights on micromodular nuclear power plants and their potential impact on clean energy.

Find out why nuclear power is crucial for baseload energy and decarbonisation, the importance of modular design and standardization in nuclear projects and why Europe is a prime market for small nuclear reactors.

open.spotify.com/episode/5kirMWEBJwrAbXsGpmSUXp

BRICKS & BYTES BULLETIN
Inside The Team Disrupting The AEC Design Stack

Today we release our Deep Dive Documentary With Speckle.

Here are 10 things we learnt.

bricks-bytes.beehiiv.com/p/inside-the-team-disrupting-the-aec-design-stack

2 FAVORITE QUOTES:

"Very quickly amongst our network, peer network, we know if something's working or not, right? And when something works, it spreads very quickly."

- Kaushal on the collaborative nature of innovation in construction, even amongst competitors

"If you look at a subcontractor, you'll see a material portion of the market that says, hey, this is useful, but I don't have any negotiating power, so I can't do anything about it."

- Luigi on the key market challenge they've identified

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