As you watch the Atlas Robot from Boston Dynamics do some basic parkour moves
or this drywall hanging robot:
it is also easy to dismiss looking at the speed, flaws and costs.
However take a look at where the technology was at in 2009:
While still impressive we have come a very long ways. This would be having an uncoordinated dog in 2009 being able to hang a pieces of sheetrock in 2018.
Look at the rapid leaps we have made with mobile technology as we went from “candybar phones” in 2005 to the first smartphone in 2011.
Where do you think we are at in that innovation curve when it comes to robotics?
- Keep in mind that more and more of construction is moving towards offsite fabrication in a controlled environment that will accelerate the use of robotics.
- Keep in mind that the balance of the 3 basic constraints on a contracting business shift towards capital when this tipping point occurs.
- Rise of the Robots is a great book to provide food for strategic thought.