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Why is building so slow and expensive?
Forward-thinking builders are looking at the ways technology can help the construction industry.
Video 2 minutes 45 seconds
The diggers guided by satellites and drones
Moving earth is messy - but new technology means we can dig with an accuracy of a few centimetres.
Video 3 minutes 21 seconds
If a house was designed by machine, how would it look?
This house was designed using algorithms and machines. They chose complex, organic-looking forms.
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The diggers guided by satellites and drones
Moving earth is messy - but new technology means we can dig with an accuracy of a few centimetres.
Video 3 minutes 21 seconds
If a house was designed by machine, how would it look?
This house was designed using algorithms and machines. They chose complex, organic-looking forms.
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