TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

ICON , a construction tech company that’s raised more than $400 million in funding, has landed a new contract from NASA to develop new systems to build on the moon and Mars. ICON, which is best-known for its 3D-printed homes, has been working on Project Olympus for some time. Air Force, which was partly funded by NASA.

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Crunchbase News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Battery recycling is also big, with outsize rounds in recent months for Redwood Materials , the Nevada-based battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel , and Ascend Elements , a Massachusetts manufacturer of sustainable battery materials using elements from discarded lithium-ion batteries. Glass is another focus area.

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CIO

AUGUST 16, 2022

Keith Bentley of software developer Bentley Systems describes digital twins as the biggest opportunity for IT value contribution to the physical infrastructure industry since the personal computer, and they’re used in a wide variety of industries , lending enterprises insights into maintenance and ways to optimize manufacturing supply chains.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Creating single-family homes for the homeless using 3D printing robotics. Developing construction systems to create infrastructure and habitats on the moon, and eventually Mars, with NASA. Delivering what is believed to be the largest 3D-printed structure in North America — a barracks for Texas Military Department.

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Openxcell

JULY 10, 2023

A combination of 3D modeling, sensor data, and Artificial Intelligence is used to create this replica. Here’s how it works: 3D modeling Creating a digital twin involves modeling the physical object or system in 3D. It can be created using computer-aided design software or another 3D modeling program.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2023

For Petrosea — a multi-disciplinary mining, infrastructure, and oil and gas services company in Indonesia — attention shifted to pursuing more sustainable operations with lower carbon emissions. Sustainability performance information could only be gleaned by using a manual system to collect, consolidate, and analyze data.

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CIO

JANUARY 3, 2024

Digital Twins are making solid headway in the civil infrastructure arena with notable examples such as the twin of the entire Republic of Singapore, and the city of Dubai. Part of the benefit of digital twins is they can address the full lifecycle from construction twins to operational twins.

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