# 36. How To Reinvent Construction Using Robotics

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-09-21
- Length: 23m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics-taxBGBmg

## Summary

Daniel Scott Mitchell and Farbod Moghaddam discuss University of Michigan, University of Florida, and Washington State University research into collaborative robotics for construction, aiming to reduce 150,000 annual injuries using VR digital twins and machine learning. They also cover ETH Zurich’s MyFlow software, developed by Sarah Messner and Mark Bachinger, which uses retinal image analysis to measure brain activity and optimize mental focus.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=0) Introduction: The Next Byte Podcast
- [0:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=54) University of Michigan Collaborative Robotics Research
- [3:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=239) VR Digital Twins and Natural Communication
- [8:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=527) Workforce Inclusion and Remote Operation
- [11:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=702) ETH Zurich MyFlow Software Overview
- [14:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=844) Pupil Dilation and Norepinephrine Measurement
- [19:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-09-21-36-how-to-reinvent-construction-using-robotics#t=1151) MyFlow Startup and Future Mobile App Plans

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- University of Michigan (company)
- University of Florida (company)
- Washington State University (company)
- NSF (other)
- ETH Zurich (company)
- MyFlow (product)
- Sarah Messner (other)
- Mark Bachinger (other)

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- [Episode Twelve – Manufacturing Robotics: onto the factory floor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2021-11-26-episode-twelve-manufacturing-robotics-onto-the-factory-floor) (Robot Talk)
- [Advancing the World of Construction Robotics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2024-07-26-advancing-the-world-of-construction-robotics) (The Robot Report Podcast)
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