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00:02 Report by / Sami Behbehani
01:01 Roland Riethmüller / Organizer, Tech in Construction
02:02 Roland Riethmüller / Organizer, Tech in Construction

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It's a familiar - yet costly - site in cities like Berlin: Scaffolding for construction sites is expensive and takes time to plan and put up. That’s where AI comes in.

BauByte co-founder Christopher Höllerer says planing for scaffolding could be done in minutes using digital building and geospatial data, combined with AI image recognition.

He just needs to enter the address of the building to be scaffolded... and add a few photos. The software handles the rest.

+++SOT Christopher Höllerer, Co-founder, BauByte+++
"And then the scaffolding is planned automatically, providing all the measurements needed for a quote."

AI applications like this are still the exception rather than the rule on German construction sites. However, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are developing digital tools for the sector. At the "Tech in Construction" trade fair, these young companies showcase their ideas for the construction site of the future.

+++SOT Roland Riethmüller, Organizer, Tech in Construction+++
"AI can simply accelerate workflows and optimize processes. It can analyze vast amounts of data. AI is empowering startups to help their customers boost productivity - that would be construction firms, trade businesses, architects."

These industrial smart glasses, for example, help technicians search for repair instructions and view them directly in their field of vision - again, it's possible thanks to AI.

This system is designed to track construction progress using audio recordings from the site and visual data captured by robotic dogs that document various stages of construction.

Trade fair organizer Roland Riethmüller hopes that construction companies will invest more in moderniation, making it more attractive to skilled workers. He believes the current tools out are merely the tip of the iceberg.

+++SOT Roland Riethmüller, Organizer of "Tech in Construction"+++
"And yes, of course, things are moving towards robotics. Especially on the construction site, there is still so much potential to optimize processes and automate workflows. This is urgently needed, because the construction industry often relies on manual labor and can be improved a lot."

First, it's up to construction companies to test the newest tech -- and see how practical it is for their daily work. 

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