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Bedrock’s longer-term vision goes beyond a single autonomous excavator. The company is working towards coordinated fleets that can receive instructions from a foreman and complete tasks across an entire construction site. Watch the full Bedrock Robotics documentary: https://lnkd.in/deT5ARHz Paid partnership with Bedrock Robotics. #FutureOfConstruction #BedrockRobotics #ConstructionRobotics #AutonomousEquipment #ConstructionTechnology

We’re pleased to confirm that Guillaume Bazouin will be speaking at GroundWorks Summit on 11 November in London. Guillaume is a Partner at Brick & Mortar Ventures, investing across EMEA in startups transforming architecture, engineering and construction. Before VC, he led startup and intrapreneurship programmes at VINCI and worked across sustainable building, energy and scientific innovation. Join Guillaume and the industry leaders driving the future of construction through robotics, automation, and innovation. Register here: https://lnkd.in/emHtamAW #groundworks2026

01 Oct 2026: Grenfell Charges, Worker Hoarding, Driverless Rail and the Value of Proven Delivery The Metropolitan Police has handed all of its Grenfell Tower investigation files to the Crown Prosecution Service. The files cover 20 companies and organisations alongside 54 individuals, with possible charges including corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences, fraud and misconduct in public office. Subscribe to The Daily Blueprint: https://lnkd.in/ei2UB7v6

We’re pleased to confirm that Christophe Lamon will be speaking at the GroundWorks Summit on 11 November in London. Christophe brings more than 15 years of international experience across Europe and Asia, spanning general management, product, and B2B sales. At Hilti Group, he leads the Measuring & Robotics business, helping bring new technologies into real construction environments at scale. Join Christophe and the industry leaders driving the future of construction through robotics, automation, and innovation. Register here: https://lnkd.in/emHtamAW #groundworks2026

Most software buyers never ask how they would get their own data back out. Barry Chiu's list of what to ask a vendor before signing. How do I extract the data. Does extraction cost anything. What are the API rate limits. Is there an MCP. How do they handle authentication, webhooks, pagination and change data capture. Screenshot this before your next vendor call. #bricksandbytes #constructiontech #aec #procurement #datastrategy

We’re pleased to confirm that Juan N. will be speaking at the GroundWorks Summit on 11 November in London. Juan is a General Partner and Founding Partner at Zacua Ventures, a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on the built environment. A civil engineer by training, he previously led CEMEX Ventures in Asia-Pacific and works with startups and industry leaders to bring new technologies into construction. Join Juan and the industry leaders driving the future of construction through robotics, automation, and innovation. Register here: https://lnkd.in/emHtamAW #groundworks2026

Somebody's entire week just disappeared, and that is a good thing. "What was previously days, days of work is now just done in a matter of minutes." Barry Chiu on a heavy civil contractor that replaced a manual Excel build with an agent pulling straight from their systems. Full episode on YouTube. Link: https://lnkd.in/dddusMwk #bricksandbytes #constructiontech #aec #ai #automation

Champion Site Prep does not see autonomous excavators as simply replacing its best operators. It believes experienced workers can progress into supervisory roles managing entire groups of machines. Watch the full Bedrock Robotics documentary: https://lnkd.in/deT5ARHz Paid partnership with Bedrock Robotics. #BedrockRobotics #DriverlessExcavators #ChampionSitePrep #ConstructionCareers #AutonomousEquipment

30 Sep 2026: Build Your Own Grid, Catch the Clash and Price the Funding Risk The UK government wants to expand developers' rights to build more of their own electricity connection infrastructure. For data centres, industrial projects and other power-hungry developments, that could mean procuring substations, cables and connection works directly instead of waiting entirely on network companies. Subscribe to The Daily Blueprint: https://lnkd.in/ei2UB7v6

Contractors subcontract ninety percent of a project and then insist on building their own software. "There's a lot of construction companies that want to become tech companies, which is fine if you have the resources and the payroll to cover. But the reality is ninety, ninety five percent of the industry is not that." Barry Chiu on build versus buy. Full episode on YouTube. Link: https://lnkd.in/dddusMwk #bricksandbytes #constructiontech #aec #buildvsbuy #strategy