Despite the ever-increasing focus on health and safety and use of technology on job sites, there are still plenty of fatalities. A lot of companies are trying to make use of data and AI to make job sites safer. One interesting example is a tie-up between Japan’s Komatsu, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, and the U.S.
Komatsu creates 3D images of sites, revealing the real-time movement of machinery, people, and objects. The technology called SkyCatch. It allows drones to map and gather 3D representations for visualizing the terrain at the edge. The cameras will also recognize fast-changing conditions and inform workers in cabs to act accordingly.
This technology implements AI to sort through large amounts of videos and images captured on construction sites to identify possible hazards. And for a manager, it’s a dream, as it’s a job that would normally take hours to do.
The system then transmits a warning to the operator in order to cut the hazard of a potential accident. "It’s advantageous in an industry that’s finding it increasingly difficult to source highly skilled and experienced operators,” says Dr. Fares Beainy, machine intelligence program leader at Volvo Construction Equipment.
Indeed, speculation is mounting that autonomous equipment in a heavy industry could become much more common well before self-driving cars are widely adopted. Therefore firms are likely to be open to the idea of adopting autonomous vehicles for this type of work.
It helps firms and industry tackles fears around health and safety and boost productivity - a real win-win scenario.
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