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Co-founders Jeremy Searock and Stephen Muck penned a letter to President Biden upon his visit to Pittsburgh to promote the Build Back Better Bill. Their message was clear. Construction has a labor shortage problem and robotic solutions can fill the gap to rebuild America’s infrastructure in a timely fashion.
Mr. President, Pittsburgh is the most important stop on your road trip to discuss the infrastructure bill.
That’s because without the work being done in Pittsburgh, the Build Back Better bill is still a dream. Construction simply does not have enough workers.
Our country is in the midst of a nationwide labor shortage. This is something the construction industry knows all too well. For several decades, the industry has faced a skilled labor shortage, one that is now approaching a crisis level. Some experts believe the U.S. needs more than 1 million construction workers just to handle work under development.
Now that the country plans to address its crumbling infrastructure, we need more than votes and workers — We need a “constructional revolution.” A revolution only made possible through the teaming of robotics and AI with skilled construction labor.
Luckily, that’s what’s happening here in Pittsburgh. We are proud to lead Advanced Construction Robotics, one of the many robotics companies in our region. This industry is pioneering solutions that will allow us to not only rebuild our infrastructure but also build a new economic sector.
Robotic solutions are not here to replace workers. They are here to fill the labor gap and provide safety, consistency, increased productivity, and build quicker. The trade unions agree. The younger generations love the idea of supervising a robot on the job site.
Robotics and AI can solve real world challenges like our labor shortage and infrastructure.
Mr. President, let’s get to work.
Mr. Searock and Mr. Muck's letter was included in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Here.
Stephen Muck our Co-Founder and Executive Chairman was recently featured on Liberty Mutual Insurance Construction Risk Round Table. Join us as we talk about how contractors are getting more done with less and saving money by using TyBOT® by Advanced Construction Robotics. Listen in to Episode 3 of the podcast below:
https://business.libertymutual.com/insights/construction-risk-roundtable/?extcmp=SUR_CN_tl_US_LINK
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania –Danielle Proctor, CEO of Advanced Construction Robotics, has been appointed to the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) Board of Directors. Proctor brings 25 years of construction, software, technology, new product development and leadership experience to the boardroom as RIDC continues to play a leadership role in the region’s economic development and in developing properties that provide homes for companies that are driving Pittsburgh’s innovation economy.
A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Proctor began her career at Management Science Associates, involved with the product and business development of an automated business intelligence systems. She then joined FreeMarkets, later acquired by Ariba, as part of the product management team that designed and launched the software interface for their auction-based supply-chain management service. She founded Amelie Construction & Supply, a certified Woman/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (W/DBE) construction firm providing construction services throughout the eastern region where she served as President & CEO for 12 years until selling her ownership in 2015. Proctor continued to pursue her passion of being involved with start-ups by founding and acquiring several smaller ventures as well as providing private funding and consulting to companies during their critical formation stages. Proctor joined the Advanced Construction Robotics team in 2020 as Director of Business Development. In May of 2021, she was named Chief Executive Officer. Danielle now directs business strategy and operations, making ACR’s robots a commercial reality in the field.
RIDC President Don Smith, Jr. called Proctor “a dynamic leader whose company is demonstrating how autonomous technology is having a transformative effect on a wide array of industries, making job sites safer and more efficient. Her perspective on the deployment of new technologies in construction and on the needs of growing tech companies generally will be extremely valuable as RIDC moves forward.”
RIDC catalyzes and supports economic growth through leadership on policy initiatives, high quality job creation, real estate development and financing of projects that advance the public interest – developing real estate to capture emerging and existing growth opportunities across diverse industry sectors. As tech continues to grow in the region, RIDC will remain at the forefront of the effort, developing key properties for the industry to grow in and continuing its advocacy for public policy that facilitates that growth.
“I am excited to join the board of RIDC at such an exciting and pivotal time for Pittsburgh’s tech environment. The landscape of Pittsburgh is changing rapidly and the team and RIDC is leading the way. I cannot wait to see the innovative and impactful solutions that the future will bring.” – Danielle Proctor, CEO, Advanced Construction Robotics
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A leading provider of robotic equipment, ACR is transforming the construction industry by filling the skilled labor gap and increasing overall productivity. Our robots give construction firms the ability to consistently meet growing demand, reduce scheduling risks and improve safety. TyBOT®, ACR’s first product, is a rebar tying robot that self-navigates, self-ties, and does not require programming or BIM plan input from the working crew. TyBOT’s partner, IronBOT, will lift, carry, and install rebar when it comes to market in 2022.
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Steve Pawlett of Ontario Construction News recently covered the topic of Robotics in Construction featuring Advanced Construction Robotics Co-Founder, President & CTO Jeremy Searock. During the interview Searock covered labor shortages and how the industry must adapt to overcome current challenges. With productivity declining, there is opportunity for significant gains in the space. During his interview Searock outlined how ACR plans to aid the industry as the 4th industrial revolution continues to develop.
“Our mission is to bring robots or artificial intelligence to the construction industry. We want to do that because the industry is short on labour, and there is a huge demand for infrastructure builds. The demand continues to grow,” explains Jeremy Searock, co-founder, president, and CTO at Advanced Construction Robotics. “We want to fill that labour gap with robots to ensure the world’s infrastructure can be completed when they want it complete.”
-Jeremy Searock, Co-Founder, Advanced Construction Robotics
Read the full article here: https://www.ontarioconstructionnews.com/robotics-improving-construction-productivity/
After the exciting release of IronBOT, Bridge Design & Engineering (BDE) featured both IronBOT and TyBOT in their magazine, 'The Smarter Twin.' ACR's Founder and Executive Chairman, Stephen Muck, talked to BDE about the BOTs and ACR's journey from the beginning.
“TyBOT is productive but not, by itself, disruptive. We believe combining TyBOT with IronBOT does generate a disruptive technology, meaning that the cost and time savings are so significant that it will disrupt the way the industry installs reinforcing steel,” says Stephen Muck.
Read the full article in Bridge Design & Engineering’s ‘The Smarter Twin’ (pg. 16-18):
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