“You’re on the construction site, outfitted in your Terminator-like robot suit that gives you exponential strength, letting you effortlessly lift hundreds of pounds as integrated sensors send your vitals and atmospheric data to the cloud. Meanwhile, your augmented-reality glasses superimpose 3D models over your work while your colleagues back at the office guide your movements, tracking your exact location through your GPS-enabled boots.
Sound like sci-fi? This scenario is not far off. From wearable tech and roads made out of recycled plastic to connected construction and blockchain, read on to learn about the futuristic technologies coming to the construction industry in 2020.”