{
  "id": 15985614,
  "title": "Construction industry: Robots and drones - \"The construction site of the future will be more attractive\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/bauwirtschaft-roboter-und-drohnen-die-baustelle-der-zukunft-wird",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:06:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/bauunternehmen-wie-roboter-und-drohnen-die-branche-in-zukunft-veraendern-koennten/100257926.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The German construction industry is facing challenges such as a shortage of skilled workers and rising costs, leading to a 29% decline in labor productivity between 2010 and 2025, according to a study by the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung. The Construction Future Lab, a research institute at the Technische Universität Dresden, is exploring digital technologies to improve the industry, including a test site in Görlitz. The lab's goal is to develop autonomous construction equipment, with Benjamin Beck, head of strategy and sales, predicting that it may take five to ten years to achieve. The institute is also working on improving data exchange and process management in the construction industry.",
  "summary": "The construction industry is considered sluggish when it comes to digitalization. The Construction Future Lab aims to change this. A conversation about resource waste, construction robots, and the path to autonomous construction machines.",
  "key_points": [
    "German construction faces workforce shortage and rising costs",
    "Construction Future Lab studies robotics and drones on 8-acre test site in Görlitz"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Integrating robotics and drones into construction processes offers a necessary path to combat declining productivity and labor shortages, provided researchers can bridge the gap between academic testing and industrial application.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}