United StatesConstruction and engineering2024 – ongoingSkanska
DIDGE robots and AI construction monitoring at Kaye
Skanska piloted 2 robots at Kaye to photograph construction and generate AI safety reports
Problem
Skanska needed repeatable visual records of construction progress and safety conditions throughout its Kaye apartment project in Seattle.
Approach
Skanska piloted Nextera Robotics' DIDGE robots at Kaye. The robots traversed floors and stairs to capture images from repeatable positions. Nextera's AI platform connected the images with the building model and generated weekly safety reports for managers and crews.
Results
Takeaway
The reports helped teams locate conditions requiring attention. Skanska did not disclose a measured reduction in injuries.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Construction and engineering
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Robotics and automationComputer vision
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Skanska employees described a pilot using 2 DIDGE robots at Kaye. They explained repeated image capture and AI-generated weekly safety reports, without reporting a measured injury reduction.
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