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Skanska adopts digital tech to connect five Norwegian islands
Debut for decorator robot Construction tech start-up Okibo has demonstrated what it claims is the world’s first autonomous plastering and painting robot. The robot is designed to autonomously traverse the potentially rough terrain of a typical construction site with “high precision, while maintaining human and equipment safety”. Using 3D scanning, the robot maps its environment without any prior information, enabling progress monitoring, BIM comparison and “reliable understanding” of the plastering requirements.
Skanska has adopted digital technology to help manage one of Norway’s biggest projects, connecting five islands in Ålesund Municipality to the mainland in Møre og Romsdal county, through a network of tunnels and bridges. Skanska won the bid in autumn 2018 after using Topcon’s Magnet software to assess the magnitude of the work in the bidding process, as well as to optimise its entire digital workflow.
O’Rourke and Murphy install modular bridge over M42 A joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and J Murphy & Sons has installed a 65m modular bridge spanning the width of the M42 in just two days. The 2,750 tonne bridge near what will become HS2’s Interchange station near Solihull was carried along the motorway on a 448-wheel self-propelled modular transporter.
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