Insulate Magazine Issue 17
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The implications of Artificial<br />
Intelligence on the Insulation industry as<br />
with all industry’s will undoubtedly be<br />
significant, effecting every process along<br />
the path towards a buildings completion<br />
That answer would appear to be yes, at least for<br />
some applications. As featured in the Decemeber<br />
issue of <strong>Insulate</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, the Q-Bot 9 robot delivers<br />
sprayfoam underfloors to precise depths, whilst saving<br />
money and time. It can’t be long until Insulation panels<br />
and rolls can be installed at unimaginable speeds and<br />
incredible accuracy. AI may even help overcome the<br />
cocerns over human error frequently associated with<br />
insulation installation.<br />
It’s realistic to envisage that AI developments will<br />
speed up build times in all areas of construction,<br />
with projects being completed in weeks if not days.<br />
24 hour operation is a possibility with modern methods<br />
potentially reducing the noise, disturbances and<br />
delays caused by all stages of construction. These<br />
factors would be also be vastly reduced if the majority<br />
of the work is completed offsite. It’s overwhelming to<br />
consider how rapidly existing landscapes and skylines<br />
will develop in short periods of time.<br />
Space for Debate<br />
The implications of Artificial Intelligence on the<br />
Insulation industry as with all industry’s will<br />
undoubtedly be significant, effecting every process<br />
along the path to a buildings completion. I have only<br />
scratched the surface of its potential impact and<br />
it would be interesting to hear from experts in the<br />
insulation industry on how they envisage the future will<br />
unfold. Maybe you already know?<br />
Share your thoughts on the impact of<br />
Artificial Intelligence on the Insulation Industry,<br />
send your comments to news@insulatenetwork.<br />
com or @insulatenetwork on twitter.<br />
References<br />
1. Amazon Go<br />
2. Robotic Cop in Dubai<br />
3. The Robot Revolution : The New Age of Manufacturing<br />
4. Construction Enquirers: Balfour Beatty’s Artificial Intelligance vision<br />
5. The Spotlight is on Offsite Construction, Paul Forrester<br />
6. Caterpillar, 1,000 bricks per hour<br />
7. Burger Flipping robot taken offline after one day, BBC<br />
8. TRIB Live, Why the Robot takeover is proceeding slowly<br />
9. Q-Bot The Robot for Insulating Under Floors<br />
Jamie Street,<br />
Creative at <strong>Insulate</strong> Network<br />
@jamie_insulate<br />
www.insulatenetwork.com<br />
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